“As far as Pakistan is concerned, politicking of the current circumstances (in Jammu and Kashmir) by its mainstream politicians will only undermine its own stance”, the Daily Times said in an editorial. “I have also asked security forces to desist from using pellet guns”, said Singh.
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Forty six people have been killed and more than 5,000 wounded, including security forces, since protests erupted after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8.
“Thousands have been injured, many by pellet guns wielded by the police and security forces as a crude form of crowd control”.
He reiterated his commitment in parliament that the central government would set up a team of experts to find ways of using non-lethal weapons to control mobs that will submit a report in two months.
“I appeal to people to restore peace and normalcy” in the Kashmir Valley, the minister told the media at the end of a two-day visit to the troubled valley. The exam was held at three centres in the twin districts of Srinagar and Budgam, officials said.
“If there are differences of opinion, those can be resolved through dialogue”.
Branding the separatists as “stooges of Pakistan”, BJP today said that there was no need to hold talks with the Hurriyat leadership who have been working hard to keep the “Kashmir pot boiling”. “Then, we will talk to whoever we want”.
Nawaz Sharif, while addressing a public gathering on Friday after his party’s victory in Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections, said, “We are waiting for the day Kashmir becomes Pakistan”. You are aware of how they are being beaten and killed.
Warning Pakistan not to meddle in India’s internal affairs, Singh asked the neighbouring country to change its thinking and attitude towards Kashmir. He added that these leaders have waged a war against the India at the behest of Pakistan and favour Kashmir becoming the part of Pakistan. She also accused Pakistan of supporting separatist elements in Indian Kashmir.
“We remain committed to helping the aggrieved and affected people and also playing an active role in any over- arching effort to normalize the situation in the Valley”.
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Yasin Malik said that Kashmir is a disputed territory and an internationally recognized issue and Kashmiris are striving for their birth right and by denying the reality will Indian leaders nothing but shame and disaster.
