In the letter, the national convenor of the association, Nasir Khoumi, according to the Srinagar -based news agency Kashmir.com (KDC), “deep pain and a moving alarm on an ongoing crisis, which has disrupted the significant supply of livestock to Jammu and Kashmir, which exposes the crematoriums, and exposes the livelihoods of transporters. Punjab.”
The letter stated that the Kashmir Mutton Dealers Association has been forced to suspend livestock transport from outside states, because “frequent and illegal harassment, forced recovery, and faced by truck drivers at various transit points in Punjab, especially on Shambu and Madhopur posts.”
According to the association, “Several truck drivers who sailing livestock for Kashmir are being forcibly prevented by local contractors, who are withdrawing huge amount from the cattle implementation of fair rules and in the name of animal welfare.” The letter stated that the contractor “allegedly misusing the name of a so -called animal welfare NGO and demands to threaten the person on the basis of more than 5,000 to more than ₹ 20,000, on day and on duty to threaten drivers and dealers.”
Khoomi emphasized that those who refuse to pay were reportedly “being implicated in a false FIR, and their vehicles are illegally confiscated, causing both drivers and livestock to be deeply disturbed, trapped in inhuman conditions.” The situation is reportedly a dailyly formed a daily manner, with traders “there is a loss of more than ₹ 50,000 every day, making the business financially unstable.”
Quoting Kashmir Mutton Dealers Union General Secretary Mehraj Ud Deen Gani, the association said that “their trucks, drivers and animals are being placed against their will, suffering without any reason or mistake.” He expressed “serious concern for the good of livestock, especially in view of the extremely poor and sensitive nature of living animal transport.” The letter further stated, “Hundreds of sheep died for prolonged stops, unbearable heat and dehydration – all due to these illegal delays.”
Let’s take the action of “daylight the robbery of daylight under validity and false cover of animal safety,” Khumi said, “Khumi said that” some of these actions are being done with the support or silent approval of local authorities, who are allegedly filing false cases and a blind eye is changing for the exploitation of the day. “
He said that “This situation is not only immoral, it is dangerous and economically disastrous. It is destroying livelihood, endangering food supply chains, and risking both people and animals. Mutton trade is an important part of Kashmir’s economy. Thousands of families, dealers, drivers, shepherds, peeled, peeled, small, small, small -scale,”
The letter warned that “the results will be widely felt with deepening of rising prices and economic disappointment in the Kashmir Valley, with the results in the Kashmir Valley, from rural producers to urban consumers.”
It also highlighted the historical relationship between the two regions; “The relationship between Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir has always been marked by fraternity, mutual respect and cooperation. For decades, Punjab has not only worked as a transit corridor, but has worked as an auxiliary neighbor who shares historical, cultural and economic relations with the people of Kashmir.” The letter said, “It is deeply tragic that this route has now become a source of fear, anxiety and exploitation. This betrayal of goodwill must be immediately and decisively addressed.”
Calling for “personal and immediate intervention”, the Millet urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to take fast action. “The life of truck drivers and the good of thousands of livestock are at stake. We urge the Chief Minister to restore fairness, accountability and legitimate conduct on the highways of Punjab.” He also requested that “the concerned authorities be directed to prevent harassment and forced recovery, withdraw false FIRs, leave seized vehicles and livestock and all those involved in this exploitation racket be held to justify.” (KDC)