KL Report
SRINAGAR
People Democratic Party (PDP) today took a protest march against the killings of civilians in Shopian. The march started from the party head quarters at residency road Srinagar to reach secretariat on foot, but they were stopped by police contingent near Regal chowk. The march was led by party president Mehbooba Mufti along with the senior leaders, legislators and some workers.
Addressing the protestors on this occasion Mehbooba said, “Kashmir has become a killing field, where every day bullets are fired and innocent people get killed. But being no accountability in the government, nobody is being held responsible and punished for these incidents and only commissions are being ordered with no results till date. This has been continuously happening during the last 5 years since NC congress government assumed the power.”
She also said inspite of the fact that militancy has declined drastically, the civilian killings have gone up in comparison. She said, “Hundreds of civilians killed during the last few years, have been innocent youth, who had no relation with any kind of militant activity. But unfortunately both the state and central government have failed to take any action against the police and the security personnel responsible for these civilian killings. Right from the death of deaf and dumb outside Chief Minister’s residence, followed by Alochibagh killing, shopian rape and murder case, Machill fake encounter, 120 killings in 2010, Boniyar, Markandal, Gool etc or the latest killing at Shopian, there seems to be no end and no punishment for the same.”
As per a party statement Mehbooba has also said, “This lack of accountability has sent a wrong signal to the forces that they can get away with anything. The only mode of communication between youth and the young chief minister seem to be through bullets, pellet guns, chili grenades, tear gas shells, PSA, FIRs, curfew and jail. This unabated and unaccounted dance of death has pushed the youth to the wall and further alienated them,” she said.
