Srinagar, July 01 (KNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) General Secretary Mohammad Khurshid Alam on Tuesday strongly criticised the National Conference-led government over the ongoing mutton supply crisis, calling it a glaring administrative failure that has disrupted one of Kashmir's largest industries and pushed traders and consumers into distress.
Alam said it was deeply unfortunate that the crisis had escalated to the point where meat dealers were forced to appeal to the public to scale down marriage functions due to an acute shortage of mutton, describing it as an unprecedented situation for the Valley.
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He said the crisis originated from an alleged extortion racket in Punjab, where contractors and individuals at checkpoints have been demanding a 4 percent "gunda tax" of ?15,000 to ?25 (KNS)