Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of playing politics over providing relief to flood victims of Jammu and Kashmir, Congress party President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the ruling party at the Centre promised the sky but did not follow it up with action.
Normal life has been paralysed due to curfew-like restrictions and separatists-sponsored strike since Saturday.
Two people have been killed as protesters on Saturday attacked police posts and security personnel in several areas and targeted BJP office in Kulgam as violence broke out in Kashmir Valley, a day after Burhan Wani, a poster boy of terror outfit Hizbul Mujhaideen, was killed in an encounter.
Security forces have been deployed in strength in sensitive and vulnerable areas to maintain law and order.
Fresh clashes broke out in curfew-bound Kashmir Valley on Saturday in which 30 persons, including 15 security personnel were injured, as protests against the Ramban killings on Thursday continued in Jammu and Kashmir.
Restrictions were imposed in north Kashmir and some areas of central Kashmir to thwart the march announced by separatists to Jamia Masjid.
Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Abu Qasim was gunned down on Thursday in Kashmir.
Normal life remained crippled due to curfew and the shutdown call by separatists groups.
NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat said the shutdown of internet services did not have any significant impact on the economy in J-K.
Local residents started pelting security personnel with stones, leading to clashes, they said, adding that some civilians were injured.
In the stone-pelting, SSP Doda, one SHO, one sub-inspector and two other police personnel were injured.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to arrive in Srinagar on a two-day visit later in the day, official sources said.
A total of 3,372 nominations have been filed for 1,145 wards. The next phases take place on 10th, 13th and 16th October.
Campaigning for the first phase of the five-phased assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is in full swing as the top leaders of various political parties are criss-crossing 15 constituencies which will go to polls later this month.
This time however, the poll panel did not share the overall polling percentage at its briefing.
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