For smooth conduct of the programs the authorities imposed curfew like restrictions in parts of the Valley, apart from setting up multiple checkpoints.
The Hurriyat (M) spokesman in a statement to KNB, termed the restrictions aimed to stop people from holding protests against the ‘state-sponsored terror’ unleashed on the people of Kashmir in view of the Republic Day.
A joint team of army and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police earlier launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Chaigund Dairoo village of Shopian after inputs about the presence of militants.