At Nowgam, Omar Abdullah leads protest against NH444 ban

SRINAGAR — On second day of Highway ban, National Conference (NC) vice President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday again came out on road to protest against the order that bars civilians from using the critical road.

According to reports, Abdullah led the protest and was joined by NC General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, Peer Afaq, Tanvir Sadiq, Salman Sagar and Ahsan Pardesi.

Protesting NC members assembled at Nowgam Bypass and marched towards highway and kept raising anti-ban slogans.

Abdullah and others held a sit in on the highway, demanding revocation of the order that allows only convoys to move on Sunday and Wednesday.