SEPARATISTS CALLED FOR BANDHThe separatists said the strike was also against the continuous killing of Kashmiris at the hands of Indian forces. The NC called for a referendum in Jammu on Article 35A. It announced a campaign to educate people about benefits of Article 35A with the inauguration of a seminar by party working president Omar Abdullah on August 14. The BJP accused the NC of trying to create a fear psychosis among people of Jammu over Article 35A. Rana tried to create a scary picture of the ill-effects on the people of Jammu if Article 35A is held illegal by the SC.

Source: India Today August 13, 2017 00:56 UTC