Baramulla, Jan 27 ;Normal life was crippled on Saturday due to a shutdown called by separatists against death of 22 civilians in alleged security force firing on this day in 1990 in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara.
This is for the second successive day on Saturday that shops and business establishments were closed and traffic was off the roads in Kupwara town and adjoining areas.
On Friday, a complete shutdown was observed in Kupwara due to a strike call by separatists on Republic Day (RD).
Work in government offices and banks was affected due to the strike.
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), comprising both the factions of Hurriyat Conference (HC) and JKLF, had urged people in Kupwara to observe a strike against death of 22 civilians in alleged security force firing on January 27, 1990.
(UNI)
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