Widespread strike hits Kashmir as transporters protest towards Hit-and-Run laws

Danishwar Hameed

The repercussions of the two-day strike within the Kashmir Valley, organized by transporters in response to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita handed by the BJP authorities, are reverberating throughout the area.

Witnesses advised The Kashmiriyat {that a} notable absence of public transport in key districts resembling Kulgam, Anantnag, and Srinagar, leaving residents grappling with difficulties in commuting over bigger distances.

The strike, a part of the ‘Steering Chodo Andolan,’ has garnered help past the valley, with transporters from Maharashtra, New Delhi, and varied states becoming a member of forces.

Mohammad Shafi Mir, Chairman of the All Kashmir Transporters’ Confederation, emphasised the solidarity behind the motion, stating that every one forms of passenger autos would take part within the protest on each January 9 and January 10.

The impetus behind this widespread protest lies within the lately enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which has legalized stringent measures for hit-and-run circumstances, imposing a ₹7 lakh penalty and a 10-year jail time period.

This laws has not solely sparked considerations however has additionally prompted coordinated strikes and demonstrations, disrupting regular life and intensifying the decision for a collective stand towards the controversial legislation.

As a Kulgam resident expressed, “Regular life has been disrupted,” encapsulating the challenges confronted by the general public amidst this era of heightened unrest.