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SRINAGAR SEPTEMBER 16:-This is not just about traffic jams or political stand-offs. This is about our fruit growers—the backbone of our food supply—whose hard work is being destroyed by the ongoing National Highway blockade. While leaders hold endless meetings, thousands of crates of apples, pears, and other fruits are rotting on the roadside.
These growers invest everything—time, money, and hope—into their orchards. They already fight erratic weather, pests, and market fluctuations. Now, with blocked roads, their harvest cannot reach markets. Perishable fruits are wasted. Incomes are wiped out. Families are slipping into debt and despair.
This is not an inconvenience. This is an emergency.
And yet, where is the government?
We demand answers:
Why has the government failed to reopen or provide alternate transport routes for essential supplies?
Why are small fruit growers left to suffer while big corporations find ways around the blockade?
Why is there no transparent relief plan or compensation for irreparable losses?
How many more families must collapse into poverty before this crisis is treated as urgent?
Development cannot remain a slogan while the backbone of our economy is breaking. Empty assurances are not enough—our growers need real solutions, now.
We cannot remain silent. We must stand with the farmers whose sweat feeds us all. Raise your voice, tag your leaders, and demand relief. The future of food security depends on what we do today.
No more delays. No more excuses. Act now.
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