Srinagar, Aug 8: Cautioning the government against pressurizing police to protect the perpetrators of murder in a Masjid in Sendhbal Ganderbal PDP today said the government was desperate to deny justice in this case as well in view of the involvement of the National Conference in it.
 “The cold blooded murder of Shabir Ahmed Bhat by the NC goons led by its Sarpanch has sent shock waves throughout the state and has once again exposed the ruling party’s inhuman face,” a PDP spokesman alleged. 
 He said it was unfortunate that the NC, to cover up its genetic behavior of intolerance and rowdism was trying to dub the incident as sectarian. “Even if the NC spin to the tragic incident is true, isn’t that party participating in it as a political organization,” he added.
 The spokesman alleged it was not just that the NC had tried once again to disturb the peaceful social fabric of Kashmir but it had in the process undermined the institution of Panchayat as well. The Panchayat members owing allegiance to this party have set a trend of taking law into their hands and dispensing “justice” in most barbaric and cruel ways. 
 He said this incident comes close on the heels of the criminal behavior of another Sarpanch belonging to the party from Branwar in Chrarisharief constituency. He said the Sarpanch nicknamed “Dabang” along with his family members and party workers committed worst atrocities on a poor man and his family for daring to ask for information under the Right to Information Act. The exposure of the NC and its workers who got elected to Panchayat mostly through strong arm methods has gone unnoticed and unpunished as the police are under pressure to provide them protection.

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