Srinagar, July 29 -- Led by Mutton Dealers Association General Secretary Mehrajuddin Ganaie, the delegation highlighted the difficulties faced by dealers due to illegal demands for money at Shambu Border and Madhavpur in Punjab. Ganaie informed the MP that the extortion has not only disrupted the flow of livestock into Kashmir but also severely impacted their livelihood.

"Truckers are being stopped, delayed, and coerced into paying large sums of money at these checkpoints. This is not just unfair, it's strangling the supply chain and raising the cost of mutton in Kashmir," Ganaie told the MP.

The dealers expressed frustration over the lack of concrete action despite repeated appeals to the concerned authorities, forcing them to escalate...