Mumbai: Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti today said Jammu has suffered more loss as compared to Kashmir due to the curfew in the region. Jammu suffered a loss of at least Rs 1,500 crore due to the curfew clamped for last 50 days.
"Our agricultural produce is completely destroyed," Rajendra Mishra, one of the members of the Samiti said. People from Kashmir have used the issue of economic blockade to mislead and blackmail the Government, he said.
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil had announced an aid of Rs 200 crore for Kashmiri apple growers as they claimed that their tonnes of fruits got spoilt due to the blockade. But this is not apple season, Mishra said adding, people of Jammu have not received any help from the government.
