India, Aug. 5 -- The Congress and the National Conference (NC) on Wednesday, August 5, held separate protest rallies in Jammu on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, observing it as a "Black Day".

They also demanded the restoration of statehood and constitutional safeguards for land, jobs and other rights.

The police prevented the protest marches towards the city centre, leading to a brief jostling with workers at different locations.

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) organised a demonstration near Shaheedi Chowk, where party leaders and workers raised slogans against the Centre and accused it of depriving the people of Jammu and Kashmir of their democratic and constitutional rights.

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