Srinagar, Nov 23: Leaders and members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) protested against the electricity crisis in Kashmir on Thursday outside the party office, according to officials. Leading the PDP workers were Asiea Naqash, Abdul Qayoom Bhat, and Arif Laigroo. They attempted to protest the valley’s lack of electricity at the start of the long winter season by marching from the PDP office near Sher-e-Kashmir Park here to Lal Chowk. Still, a posse of police officers stopped the demonstrators from marching past the nearby General Post Office (GPO) with signs and posters calling for an end to power outages. “Today’s protest by PDP leaders and workers from Srinagar awoke the administration from a deep sleep.” The escalating power crisis has brought darkness to Kashmir, according to PDP spokesman Mohit Bhan. “The J-K administration’s incompetence is evident, and the residents are going through unending hardships. The people in charge don’t seem to be aware that basic needs have been compromised, Bhan continued. Police stopped Pradesh Congress Committee employees from leaving their party office when they attempted to stage a protest against the power outage at Maulana Azad Road here. One of the demonstrators remarked, “Even hospitals lack electricity while they (officials) are spending money on driving around the town.”
