Srinagar, July 1 -- Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party alleged that they were put under house detention as the party had planned protests throughout J&K against the "outsourcing" of more than 25,000 jobs.

The PDP and other political parties are blaming the ruling National Conference (NC), for "outsourcing" the jobs and alleging that this is being done at the cost of unemployed youth of J&K. However, the NC has denied the charges.

Many PDP leaders said that they were put under "house detention" across J&K; however, party cadres still held protests in various parts of Kashmir. Police also took dozens of PDP workers and leaders into preventive detention.

Carrying placards, the PDP leaders and workers raised slogans against the chief ...