Srinagar, Sept. 3 -- J&K Peoples Democratic Party today came down heavily on the government over what it described as a systematic assault on Srinagar's community playfields, warning that depriving young people of recreational spaces is nothing short of pushing them toward a dangerous edge.
In a statement PDP General Secretary Mohammad Khurshid Alam flagged proposals to take over major playgrounds across the city, including Badiwudar-Eidgah, Chan Mohalla Chattabal, NIT Bagat and Chanapora.
He said that vast stretches of these spaces are being eyed for sand extraction and other non-sporting activities, which, in his words, "choke the lungs of the city's youth.""This is a sorry state of affairs from the present dispensation," Alam said. "At...