Police Saturday detained President Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) Mohammad Yaseen Khan along with his trade associates after they tried to move towards Lal Chowk.
The Federation is an amalgam of various trade bodies across Kashmir and has called for the Valley-wide protests and shutdown.
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state yet to make a final call on the GST as India’s biggest tax reform was rolled out past midnight Friday.
The state government has called for a special session of the legislature on 4 July to discuss the implementation of the reform.