SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Minister Satish Sharma on Thursday said the government has approved the release of the remaining Rs 41.16 lakh for completion of an LPG distributorship sanctioned to Insha Mushtaq, who lost her eyesight after suffering pellet injuries during the 2016 unrest in Kashmir.
“Justice delayed but not denied,” Sharma said while announcing the decision.
The minister said Mushtaq’s LPG distributorship had been sanctioned in 2018 but remained incomplete over the years.
“Insha Mushtaq lost her eyesight to pellets in 2016; her LPG distributorship was sanctioned in 2018 but left incomplete,” Sharma said.
He said that under the government headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, approval has now been granted for the release of the balance amount of Rs 41.16 lakh to bring the matter to its “logical conclusion.”
Mushtaq, a resident of Sedow area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, suffered pellet injuries during the unrest that followed the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in July 2016 and lost her eyesight. She later continued her education despite her injuries and cleared the Class 12 board examination in 2023 with 319 marks out of 500. (KDC)
