SRINAGAR, April 18 -- Residents of Barbar Shah and Babademb in Srinagar have expressed serious anger over what they call the unchecked occupation of public roads by local car dealers, who continue to park multiple vehicles for sale along busy stretches, causing frequent traffic jams and endangering public safety.

According to locals, the dealers have converted parts of the road into unauthorized extensions of their showrooms, leaving no space for pedestrians and causing obstructions to both private and emergency vehicles. "They are treating public roads like their own private property," said an aggrieved resident from Barbar Shah.

While the Traffic Department did swing into action lately and attempted to tow away the illegally parked ve...