Hajira, (Parliament Times) : All Traders Hijra protested against bogus electricity bills and cruel taxes. loud sloganeering against the government and Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, and severe criticism against facilitators. The participants were chanting slogans of “Expensive Electricity” and circled the entire city and blocked the highway.
Sardar Wajid Advocate, Member District Council Sardar Arshad, Dr. Razzaq, Haroon Sarwar, Haji Umar Farooq, Irfan Azeem, Sardar Safi Anjum, Sardar Imtiaz, Umar Hayat, Malik Ilyas, Sardar Yasir Mushtaq, Khurshid, Zafar Manzoor, Zahid Kashar, Malik Hafeez, and others said that the moneyless rulers are busy in their luxury, the people are being crushed in the mill of inflation, excessive electricity cuts and the illegitimate government from above has forced the people to commit suicide by imposing cruel taxes on them.
They further added, “Free electricity is our basic right. Kashmiris have kept their country bright by submerging their thousands of graves in water. Now we will take away our rights. The people of the state are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with each other. If it has been shown, the rulers will leave Muzaffarabad and run away,”.
In the next phase, no Minister, Advisor, DC, or SP, will be allowed to sit in the office. Speakers said that the electricity bill would not be deposited for an indefinite period. On September 5th, there will full shutter down and wheel jam at Poonch Division.