Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday took out a protest rally from party headquarters here against recent civilian killings in Kashmir.
The party activists and leaders led by party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar placards demanding “immediate end to killings, human rights violations and use of pellet guns.”
Addressing the protestors, Sagar said that “ever right thinking person will express remorse at the killing of civilians including children. ” “It is our prime duty to stand for people; our party is protesting at provincial level against the flawed policies of the incumbent governor that has pushed the people to wall. Now even our infants are not safe anymore. The pictures of pellet hit 19 month old Hiba have shaken us to the core,” he said adding, “It’s time for government of India to ban pellet gun use with immediate effect. Needless to say, it has wreaked havoc ever since it was made operational on ground,” Sagar said. He was flanked by additional general secretary Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, and provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani.
On the occasion, Kamal expressed grief over the civilian killings. “Young in Kashmir have become an easy fodder for those who have made this conflict a business. The attitude of Government of India towards our state hasn’t changed. The iron first strategy must end and should be replaced with people centric CBMs. The key to end these killings lies with New Delhi. If the central government can agree to send a delegation to hold peace parleys with Taliban why cannot New Delhi talk to its own aggravated and aggrieved youth in our state,” he said.
Senior party functionaries including Shameema Firdous, Ali Muhammad Dar, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi, Abdul Majeed Larmi, Javaid Ahmad Dar participated in the protest and spoke on the occasion. Among others Mushtaq Guroo, Salman Ali Sagar, Sabiya Qadri, Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar, Ghulam Rasool Naz, Showkat Mir, Ghulam Nabi Bhat, Ahsan Pardesi, Younus Mubarak Gul, Mudassir Shamiri, Jehangir Yaqoob also participated in the protest rally.