Kishtwar: Mountainous towns of Kishtwar, Chatroo and Thathri observed a complete bandh in protest over "blasphemous" content on websites Facebook and YouTube which featured cartoons of Prophet Mohammed. All business establishments and markets remained closed and traffic off the road as the mountainous towns observed the complete bandh. The strike also affected the schools and government departments, officials said.
Over 500 people led by Moulvi Farooq Kichloo Imam masjid Jamia Kishtwar took out a protest rally in the Kishtwar town demanding a ban on the Facebook and Youtube websites for the "blasphemous" content featuring cartoons of Prophet Mohammed on them. In Thathri the demonstration was led by Movli Imtiyaz. Chatroo also observed bandh and the demonstration was led by Molvi Amin.
The popular social networking website Facebook and Youtube had featured some "blasphemous" cartoons of Prophet Mohammed.
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