The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Many PDP leaders detained for bid to protest seeking insurance for hail-hit apple orchards in Kashmir
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The Hindu Bureau
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Peoples Democratic Party leaders were detained in Kashmir while attempting to protest for crop insurance for apple orchardists. The protest followed significant damage to orchards caused by recent hailstorms in the region.
Several leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were allegedly detained in South Kashmir’s Shopian on Sunday (August 16, 2026) when they made a bid to hold protests to push for a comprehensive crop insurance scheme for apple orchardists in Kashmir.
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