Gorkhas hold protest against special status resolution in Jammu, burn effigies of deputy CM
JAMMU, Nov 7 (PTI): The Gorkha community in Jammu held a protest against the resolution seeking the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status passed in the assembly, and burnt effigies of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary.
The protesters demanded a separate state for the Jammu region, saying it would allow them to have their own government that takes decisions benefitting them.
Led by Jammu and Kashmir Gorkha Sabha president, Karuna Chatri, hundreds of Gorkhas, including women and children, took out a protest rally against the National Conference government and the “Kashmir-centric leadership” over the passage of the resolution.
