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Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 27: The barbaric terrorist attack which claimed lives of 10 people including police and army personnel exposed the hollowness of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's demand of lifting Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
The 10-hr long blood bath unleashed by the terrorists has reinforced the point that there is no let up in firing at J&K from across the border. The guns are blazing and are going to continue.
Chief Minister who had locked horns with the Army over the lifting of this Act has even gone to the extent of saying he fails to under why this Act can't be lifted from Jammu and Kathua district where this has been no serious act of violence.
This attack which started from Kathua and then continued in Samba points to the fear of Army that even these districts though may be presumed as peaceful continue to be soft targets of terrorists.
The three terrorists roamed in the area for about one hour with AK-47 rifles. Had these terrorists got hidden in some place after killing and had AFSPA been not there, the Army would have then required the permission of magistrate to pick them in an operation.
Had that been the case, the terrorists would have then probably slipped away.
The Chief Minister had been making this noise for his political survival rather than for his concern common people.
The Chief Minister by making such noise , which has been rebuffed by the Army, only risking more the life of his own citizens.
The terrorists attack has shown that Pakistan continue to play with strategy of hitting at J&K in particular and India in general. The demand for lifting AFSPA only acts in playing into the hand of Pakistan, which is also neither interested in Kashmiris, as Punjabi dominated Pakistani elite have never been interested in the welfare of Kashmiris.
The CM must take this factor in account before raking this issue of lifting any further. |
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