Did Indian Media Blackout A Protest?
A report by Reuters on Friday, 9 August, claimed that a massive protest took place in Soura in the northern part of Srinagarâs downtown area, in which 10,000 people took part.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs called the report fabricated and claimed that no protest had more than 20 people.
However, BBC released a video which clearly showed a large number of protestors waving flags and chanting slogans. One part of the video also showed the protestors being fired upon by the security forces.
Several people on social media questioned the veracity of the report by claiming either that the video was an old one or that it was from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. However, the video clearly shows a place called Ramzan Memorial, which is located in Srinagarâs Soura area. Also, people can be seen carrying banners saying âAbrogation of Article 370 Not Acceptable for Usâ, which indicates that the protests took place after the governmentâs decision to scrap Jammu and Kashmirâs special status.
Al Jazeera also reported on this protest and claimed that thousands of people had hit the streets.