The protesters burned an effigy of the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha. They carried Vaishno Devi flags and chanted "Go back, LG, Go back" slogans to affirm their demand to cancel admissions to the medical college.
Speaking to mediapersons, Ramesh Kumar a Deputy Commissioner said, "The protestors who were detained in Katra are being released. The residents of Katra have asked for the market to be opened. Work will remain shut till the discussions of the committee made by LG are ongoing."
Pony and palanquin owners, who routinely assist thousands of pilgrims on the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route in Jammu called the protest on November 22 that continues till today opposing the Rs 250-crore ropeway project between Tarakote Marg and Sanji Chhat along the 12-km route.