Srinagar, March 29 -- The "closure" of special cells for women in Jammu and Kashmir has sparked widespread condemnation with political leaders and civil society organisations urging immediate intervention to restore and institutionalise these critical support units.
The J & K government has already requested the National Commission for Women to extend its special cells by at least a year. The funding for these cells is set to stop after March 31.
Peoples Democratic Party Legislative Party leader, Waheed Parra expressed serious concern over the abrupt discontinuation of special cells for women, calling it a reckless decision that endangers the lives of vulnerable women.
In a statement, Parra said that the special cells, established in 20...