"What we are seeing in the valley is the assertion of fundamentalist and intolerant forces and the union government is doing nothing to counter it. In fact it is going out of its way to appease them," Sinha said.

Jammu city and adjoining districts on Monday returned to normal life as market places opened and traffic plied on roads, 64 days after being hit by the Amarnath land row.

Curfew on Monday remain clamped in nine districts of Kashmir while it was relaxed in Bandipora and Handwara town of Kupwara.

Normal life remained badly affected on Friday as shops and market places were closed and vehicles off the roads in response to a bandh over the Amarnath land transfer issue.

The group spearheading the agitation for re-transfer of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board would hold a meeting with the governor's panel headed by S S Bloeria on Thursday.