Several members of J-K Handicapped Association detained after their protest march against govt

Srinagar, Feb 23: Police on Sunday detained several members of Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association (JKHA) after they took out a protest march here against the government’s “failure” to improve the lives of the disabled, officials said.

Dozens of members of the JKHA assembled near the Press Enclave here holding banners and raising slogans, and called for an immediate government action for the welfare of the disabled community in Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said.

The protestors alleged successive governments have failed to improve the lives of the community.