Srinagar, July 2 -- Police on Tuesday detained several leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party as they tried to take out a protest march against the National Conference-led government over its alleged "failure" to fulfill its poll promises.
PDP leaders and activists assembled at the party headquarters near the Sher-e-Kashmir Park here and attempted to march towards the Lal Chowk city centre.
The police asked the protesters to disperse, but they continued their march. Later, police stopped the protesters and took several of them into custody, officials said.
PDP general secretaries Abdul Haq Khan and Mohammad Khurshid Alam, and senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura and Syed Basharat Bukhari were among those detained, besides ...