<p class="title">A legislator from north Kashmir, along with a few of his supporters, was detained today after he took out a protest march here in support of Article 35-A of the Constitution.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sheikh Abdul Rasheed, an Independent MLA representing the Langate constituency in north Kashmir, along with the supporters of his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), assembled near the Sher-e-Kashmir park here and marched towards Lal Chowk, a police official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added that the protesters were shouting slogans in favour of Article 35-A and in support of the Muslims living in the Jammu region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As the march reached near the Press Enclave, a posse of policemen stopped the protesters and asked them to disperse peacefully, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the protesters tried to march further towards the Ghanta Ghar (clock tower), forcing the police to take few of them, including Rasheed, into custody, he added.</p>
<p class="title">A legislator from north Kashmir, along with a few of his supporters, was detained today after he took out a protest march here in support of Article 35-A of the Constitution.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sheikh Abdul Rasheed, an Independent MLA representing the Langate constituency in north Kashmir, along with the supporters of his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), assembled near the Sher-e-Kashmir park here and marched towards Lal Chowk, a police official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added that the protesters were shouting slogans in favour of Article 35-A and in support of the Muslims living in the Jammu region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As the march reached near the Press Enclave, a posse of policemen stopped the protesters and asked them to disperse peacefully, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the protesters tried to march further towards the Ghanta Ghar (clock tower), forcing the police to take few of them, including Rasheed, into custody, he added.</p>