Deeply distressing to see ambulances stranded, students missing classes during convoy movement in Kashmir: Sakina Itoo
J&K Cabinet minister Sakina Itoo has requested that Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha revise security convoy protocols in Kashmir to prevent public inconvenience. She highlighted that current traffic restrictions frequently strand ambulances and disrupt students' access to education.
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It addresses the tension between maintaining regional security and ensuring the basic mobility and rights of the civilian population.
SrinagarJ&K Cabinet minister Sakina Itoo on Friday (October 30, 2026) sought intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to end stringent drills during the movement of security forces’ convoys in Kashmir. Ms. Itoo, who represents a constituency in south Kashmir’s Kulgam, in a post on X, highlighted the inconvenience faced by locals during the movement of security forces. After the Pulwama attack, security forces stop traffic on both tubes of the highway till convoys move. Politicians misuse of social media, need to act in such cases: J&K Minister Sakina Itoo Politicians misuse of social media, need to act in such cases: J&K Minister Sakina Itoo Legislator R.S.
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