Mehbooba’s Kupwara visit too little, too late : Wani

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 16: National Conference today expressed shock, disappointment and disgust over PDP’s justification of the Handwara and Kupwara killings where the party had blamed the slain youth for the tragic loss of their own lives.  NC Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani said Mehbooba Mufti’s belated visit to Kupwara was a classic case of ‘too little, too late’, especially after the Chief Minister chose to remain in New Delhi while the youth were losing their lives in the Valley.
“PDP’s justification of the killings in Handwara and Kupwara is shocking to say the least. PDP has blamed the slain youth for their own deaths and have concluded the findings of the inquiry even before the inquiry has been initiated. This clearly indicates that the proposed judicial inquiry is a mere eye-wash and that PDP’s political compulsions are dictating their stand on the killings in Handwara and Kupwara. We strongly condemn PDP blaming the slain youth and believe this has yet again exposed the party’s complete political subservience to vested interests that don’t value Kashmiri lives”, the NC Provincial President said while talking to reporters in Srinagar.
The NC Provincial President questioned Mehbooba Mufti’s purely political, partisan meetings in New Delhi while the youth were being killed in Kupwara and asked the Chief Minister to clarify what apparent sense of urgency compelled her to meet BJP President Amit Shah and General Secretary Ram Madhav in Delhi when she should have rushed back to the Valley as soon as possible.
The NC Provincial President also questioned the handling of the situation by the State Administration and said new established procedures to prevent loss of lives were not followed as there was complete chaos and disarray due to the continued absence of the Chief Minister from her duties as the Head of the Unified Command and as the Home Minister of the State. “Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘instructions’ to the Police and Security Forces to exercise restraint has little meaning now after we have already lost six innocent lives in the same district within a period of three days. For three days Mehbooba Mufti continued with her meetings and courtesy calls in New Delhi while the Valley was on the brink. This compounded the situation and resulted in further loss of lives”, Nasir Aslam Wani added.

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