Political parties, traders Association condemn civilian deaths in Pulwama

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SRINAGAR, DEC 15 (PTK): Political parties and traders Association condemned killing of civilians in Pulwama by security forces’ during an encounter on Saturday, saying the Governor-led administration had “failed” to secure lives of the people.

Seven civilians died in Pulwama district when security forces allegedly opened fire upon civilian near encounter site.

PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti tweeted “No probe enough to bring back the dead innocent civilians. South Kashmir has been reeling under fear for the last 6 months. Is this what was expected from Gov rule? The admin has failed in securing civilian lives. Deepest condolences to the bereaved (sic),”

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She said no country could win a war by killing its own people.

“How long are we going to shoulder the coffins of our youngsters? So many civilians killed today post encounter in Pulwama. No country can win a war by killing its own people. I strongly condemn these killings, and once again appeal for efforts, to stop this blood bath (sic),” Mufti said in another tweet.

 

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said the encounter was “badly executed”. “6 civilians killed and numerous more injured, many critically. Any way you look at it this was a badly executed encounter. Protests around encounter sites are now the norm not the exception. Why are we unable to learn how to handle them better? (sic)” Omar tweeted.

“Another blood soaked weekend in Kashmir. 6 protestors killed, 1 soldier killed in the line of duty. Together with the 3 militants from this morning’s encounter that’s 10 dead. Reports of many injured at the encounter site. What a horrible day! (sic)” he said in another tweet.

The NC leader said the Governor’s administration appeared to “not doing anything on restoring peace” in the “troubled Valley”.

“The administration of Governor Malik has one task & one task only – to focus on the security of the people of J&K & restore peace to a troubled valley. Sadly it appears that’s the only thing the administration is not doing. Publicity campaigns & full page ads don’t bring peace,” he tweeted.

People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone tweet “Extremely disturbing news coming from Pulwama. The administration needs to seriously evaluate the costs of its operations. If there is even a remote chance of civilians getting killed during military operations it is better to call off such operations,”.

He expressed the hope that the administration would abandon “its Rambo mindset”.

“My heartfelt thoughts with the families of those who lost their lives in Pulwama. I just pray that Almighty takes us out of the perpetual state of mourning that we seem to have been sucked into. And also hope that the administration abandons its Rambo mindset,” Lone said.

“The preparedness of security forces would in the Pulwama context be the ability to make the distinction between combatants and non combatants. If u end up killing 7 civilians in order to kill 3 militants. It is time for heads to roll. We can’t afford a state of impunity,” he said in another tweet.

 

CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami  said for the BJP, Kashmir is expendable, for its narrow electoral interests .

Today’s horrible incident is a big shock and setback to any effort to restore peace in the Valley. The civilian killings have become everyday norm in Kashmir now and it seems New Delhi is least bothered about this. Condemnation and ordering a probe after every killing is not enough.  What is required is making security forces accountable and punishing those responsible for such unfortunate killings he added.

 

For how long the blood of civilians will continue to flow in Kashmir? There was need for bold initiatives, but the record of the present regime in Delhi is not only disappointing, it has also added fuel to the fire because of its erroneous policies vis-à-vis Kashmir.  BJP regime in New Delhi has been treating Kashmir as only a security problem instead of having political approach to address the issues.

The youngsters have been pushed to the wall due to the mistakes and mishandling of Kashmir by BJP Government. Given the rising toll of casualties and no visible efforts by New Delhi to hold meaningful dialogue, there is apprehension that the situation may worsen further.

 

Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Chairman, Haji Mohammad Yasin Khan has condemned continued bloodbath terming it “genocide” of Kashmiri’s Muslims by the government.

Khan said, in the garb of AFSPA, the government forces have been “unleashing terror” on innocent Kashmiris and that human rights violations have reached the proportions of war crimes, the government should feel ashamed for its failure to safeguard precious human life, this all suggests a strategic genocide.

“Kashmir dispute has historical background and context which can’t be ignored and dealing with it militarily and adopting a policy that includes killings will not work,” Khan said.

 

AIP President Er. Rasheed Governor wants everyone to shut mouth and kill every Kashmiri who dares to speak against Indian colonialism and barbarism, said Er Rasheed. (PTK)

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