Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 5: Councilors, Sarpanches and political activists in Kashmir Valley have expressed their grave concern over the failure of administration in providing security to them and exposing them to grave security risk under the prevailing vulnerable security scenario in the Valley.
In a joint statement issued by Rakesh Koul president Kashmir Councilors Association, (KCA), Avtar Krishan Saraf its general secretary, B A Pahalwan vice president and other representatives G M Dar and Muzmil Sofi accused the administration of playing with their lives. They alleged that security was withdrawn from councilors who were given it earlier thereby putting them to grave security risk.
They said earlier Government had promised security, pay and perks as well as accommodation to them after roping them in election process to neutralize the boycott call of National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). But after the elections were over the Government backtracked from all promises, they added.
Even our political parties have now disowned us which is a grave cause of concern, said Rakesh Kaul, adding that the migrant councilors have not been given accommodation in Valley and this way they too have been exposed to grave security threat. “The Government has made us scapegoats after luring us to join elections as they have not bothered for our security alleged Vijay Raina”, Sarpanch.
In view of killings of the political activists including three BJP leaders in Valley so far and one Panch in Pampore the councilors, Panches and Sarpanches feel totally scared said Raina. Supporting them Veer Saraf BJP leader and party’s incharge South Kashmir who is also a protected person said that he too was thrown out from his official residence in Khanabal Anantnag last time by the district administration knowing fully that he is a protected person. This way the administration was unnecessarily harassing the BJP activists and leaders in Valley, he added.
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