India, Oct. 30 -- Jammu and Kashmir health and medical education minister Sakina Itoo on Friday urged Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to ease traffic congestion caused by security convoy movements on the national highway.

In a post on X, Itoo acknowledged that security remains paramount, but stressed that "so is the well-being of our people."

"While travelling frequently on the Srinagar-Anantnag-Kulgam-Qazigund National Highway, it is deeply distressing to see ambulances stranded, students missing classes and ordinary citizens waiting 15-30 minutes, sometimes even hours, for convoy movement. What fault have our people committed to endure such hardships?" the minister wrote.

She appealed to Sinha and security authorities to implement citizen-fr...