NEW DELHI: Targeting the Narendra Modi government over restrictions imposed in J&K since August last year, Congress on Wednesday said the economy of the region has collapsed due to the measures and demanded immediate release of former CMs Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah Initiating a discussion on the budgetary proposals and demand for grants for the UTs of J&K and Ladakh, Congress member Manish Tewari urged the government to “open ears” and “listen” to voices of people as he claimed a “dangerous situation” is developing there.Tewari alleged that the August 5 decisions had demolished the economy. “It will be better if the budget for J&K could have been discussed in the assembly,” he said describing the August decisions as a “tragedy”.