The curfew was relaxed from 10 in the morning till 1 pm today.
JAMMU: Curfew continued for the tenth day Sunday in Kishtwar town of Jammu and Kashmir although it was relaxed for short duration in phases.
The curfew was imposed following clashes between Hindus and Muslims which left three dead and scores injured.
A ministerial team headed by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand reached Kishtwar town late Saturday to hold talks with representatives of the two communities to defuse tensions between them.
The other members of the team include Rural Development Minister Ali Muhammad Sagar, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Minister Chowdhary Muhammad Ramzan and Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Sham Lal Sharma.
They met religious, political and social activists.
The curfew was relaxed from 10 in the morning till 1 pm. District Magistrate Basheer Ahmad Khan said no untoward incident occurred anywhere during the relaxation period and the situation has remained peaceful in the town for the last two days.
Members of the Hindu communtiy have told the ministers that they strongly opposed the separatists’ demand of disbanding the village defence committees (VDCs) in the area.
They said any action against the VDCs would go in favour of the militants against whom the committees were set up, the IANS reports.
Separatist leaders have accused the VDCs of using weapons during the communal riots.
A shutdown was observed in the Kashmir valley on Saturday against the committees.
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