Srinagar, Sept 15 (KNS) : Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) has announced a peaceful sit-in protest to be held tomorrow, Tuesday, 16th September 2025, at Press Colony Srinagar, 10:30 AM, in support of Kashmir’s fruit growers.
In a statement issued, AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said the protest is being organized to demand the smooth passage of apple-laden trucks on the Srinagar–Jammu National Highway, which continues to face unnecessary blockades. He said the blockade has pushed the fruit industry, the backbone of Kashmir’s economy, to the brink of collapse.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
“The government cannot remain a silent spectator while the year’s hard work of lakhs of orchardists rots on the roads. If immediate steps are not taken to ensure unhindered passage of trucks, it will amount to an economic assault on our people,” Inam Un Nabi said.
Although the parcel train service has been started—which AIP welcomed and appreciated—Inam Un Nabi stressed that the immediate restoration of the highway for stranded apple-laden vehicles is the urgent need of the hour.(KNS)