“Kashmir has been facing many problems due to strikes and curfews. We have no arrived at this city for time being and are staying in tents in Bandra Navpada.”
On the occasion, Chairman SSS Showkat Ahmad Khanyari said "from downtown Kashmir we have come to Jammu to serve pepper patients on this important day. We will be continuing it and further work towards their betterment and prosperity."
For smooth conduct of the programs the authorities imposed curfew like restrictions in parts of the Valley, apart from setting up multiple checkpoints.