normal life was thrown out of gear in the valley on tuesday due to a strike called by the traders community to protest against the extension of central laws to jammu and kashmir and the ban on jamaateislami jammu and kashmirshops and other business establishments remained closed in kashmir due to the strike called by the jammu and kashmir socio economic coordination committee jksecc officials saidpublic transport remained off the roads but some private vehicles were seen plying in the city and elsewhere in the valley they saidthe jksecc call for a complete shutdown in the entire kashmir valley pirpanchal region and the chenab valley was supported by most of the trade bodies advt in a statement the jksecc an amalgam of bodies representing various trades said the extension of central laws and the ban on jamaat was done in an illegal unconstitutional and undemocratic mannerthe committee expressed strong resentment against the extension of central law to the state at a time when no elected government is in placethe governor of the state needs to introspect about his representative character and understand that he does not represent people of the state but the centre as its nominated agent and has no moral ethical legal and constitutional right to accord any concurrence to the extension of central laws to the state the statement readthe union government had on february 28 given its nod to the promulgation of an ordinance for giving reservation benefits to scs and sts in jammu and kashmir by amending a clause of the contentious article 370 which gives special status to the statethe centre had on the same day imposed a ban on separatist group jamaateislami jammu and kashmir under the unlawful activities prevention act for alleged antinational and subversive activities pti published on mar 5 2019 at 0326 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app trade public transport jamaateislami jammu and kashmir jammu and kashmir antinational and subversive activities article 370 homenewsindustrybandh called by traders community brings life to halt in kashmir