Jammu, 09 March (H.S.): Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress on Monday staged a protest outside its party headquarters here against the BJP-led central government, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “abject surrender” before the US.

The protesters, led by Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra, also pushed for early restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

Scores of Congress activists and leaders gathered outside the party headquarters at Shaheedi chowk along the Residency road but were not allowed to move forward by police which was deployed in strength to maintain law and order.

The workers, including women, were carrying placards reading “Restore Statehood” and “Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq” and also raised slogans against the Modi government and the India-US trade deal.

Launching a sharp attack on the Centre, Karra alleged that the prime minister had “destroyed India’s global standing” and weakened institutions that once defined the country’s foreign policy.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar