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| ‘In 2009, NC-led Govt has put J&K in 1996 mode’ | | PDP launches state-wide strike for withdrawal of troops, revocation of AFSPA | |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Jun 6: While claiming that Omar Abdullah-led coalition government had failed at its outset and pushed Jammu & Kashmir back into the dark days of 1996, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today launched a state-wide agitation to press its demand of revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and withdrawal of troops.
Having secured necessary permission from respective District Magistrates, PDP today staged demonstrations all over the state to press its demand of withdrawal of troops and revocation of AFSPA. It also called for registration of a case of rape-cum-murder, held security forces responsible and demanded punishment to the guilty personnel.
Here in the capital city, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti triggered off her party’s agitation at Sher-e-Kashmir Park, in front of the party headquarters, and asserted that her “movement” would continue until both the demands were conceded by the government. Addressing a gathering of her party leaders and workers, Ms Mufti claimed that Omar Abdullah’s coalition government had failed in its beginning and the people at large had again begun to feel insecure. She claimed that the NC-Congress government had pushed the state back to the dark days of 1996 when NC had resumed power after six years of Governor’s rule and insurgency.
Mehbooba alleged that rather than bringing any relief to the people, NC government in 1996-2002 had given total immunity to armed forces who had committed the worst of human rights abuse with a shield from the political establishment. She said that Dr Farooq Abdullah’s government had ended and led to formation of PDP-Congress government in 2002 but not before the NC chief’s pioneering act of imposing POTA in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to her, NC had always stooped low in bargaining its demand of greater autonomy for “cheap things” like Omar Abdullah’s berth in the Council of Ministers at the Centre. She said that even after getting the hot seat in the coalition government recently, NC had made abject surrenders before Congress and New Delhi and compromised the interests of the people of Jammu & Kashmir.
Mehbooba said that immediately after resuming the power after Assembly elections of 2008, NC-Congress dispensation had begun to use excessive force on the unarmed Kashmiri people who had been carrying stones but not wielding any fire-arms. She asserted that there was no need of thick concentration of armed forces as the militancy, according to her, had nearly ended. She said that PDP would pursue the demand of withdrawal of troops and revocation of AFSPA until both the demands were conceded by the government. She said that PDP would take up these specific demands, alongwiththe demand of justice in the Shopian tragedy, with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
The PDP chief claimed that incidents like those of Shopian had been repeatedly happening in J&K for the security forces had been enjoying immunity and they could not be subjected to trial for their criminal acts whatsoever.
PDP’s senior Vice President, Maulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, staged a similar demonstration alongwith his party colleagues, Basharat Bukhari and Javed Hussain Baig, at DC’s office in Baramulla.
Identical demonstrations were led by MLA Lolab Abdul Haq Khan and former Minister Mohammad Dilawar Mir at Kupwara, former Minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal at Ganderbal, former Minister and MLA Bijbehara Abdul Rehman Veeri, MLA Pahalgam Rafi Ahmed Mir and MLA Shangus Pir Mansoor Hussain at Anantnag, MLA Devsar and Deputy Speaker in Legislative Assembly Sartaj Madani and former Minister Abdul Aziz Zargar in Kulgam, former Minister Pir Mohammad Hussain, MLA Pulwama Mohammad Khalil Bangh, MLA Shopian Abdul Razq Zawoora and MLA Pampore Zahoor Ahmed Mir at Pulwama as also by former Minister Aga Syed Mehmood, former Chairman of J&K Legioslative Council Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjoora and MLA Chadoura Javed Mustafa Mir at Budgam.
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