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Lifting of Sec 144 at Katra relieves locals, pilgrims 12/20/2015 11:36:07 PM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report KATRA, Dec 20 : The lifting of restrictions under Section 144 CrPC imposed in Katra, base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi Cave shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the protests by labourers and porters against opening up of the new battery car track to the pilgrimage may provide a relief to the locals as well as the Yatries travelling to Katra. Labourers, Poniwalas and pithus under the banner of Katra Sangarsh Samiti have sat on fast unto death protesting against Shrine Board's decision of starting battery cars on new track which has affected normal life in the holy town for the last one week. According to sources, activities in holy town Katra are quite normal now as the imposed Section 144 CrPC was lifted by the authorities after the temporary call off of the protest by the Labourers, porters and Ponywalas who were protesting against the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine board Katra. Keeping in view the normalizations of the things, the district administration or the police authorities removed the restrictions in Katra, sources added. Police sources said "The administration had imposed Section 144 of CrPC as preventive measure," adding that the scuffle between the police and Poniwalas-Pithus took place on 16th December night after the cops shifted five of them, observing fast unto death, to hospital as their health condition deteriorated. He added that in view of the normal situation, the Administration removed the restrictions at Katra. "Administration had imposed section 144 of CrPC in Katra town of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir after the police allegedly resorted to lift the protesting labourers from the Dharna site on December 16 and 5 members of the Katra Sangharsh Samiti (KSS), who were sitting on fast unto death, were shifted to District Hospital Reasi in the mid-night therein causing a clash between Police and the protestors", said Mohd. Ashraf, a Ponyman at Katra Vaishno Devi Track. An official of Katra Sangharsh Samiti (KSS) shared, "we have called off the protest for time being till December 27 only as the decision by the SMVDSB authorities is awaited". He added that the KSS will again start the agitation as if the authorities failed to make any decision for the Labourers, pithus and Ponyman.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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