Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 16: Strongly condemning Pakistan for non reciprocation to cessation of combat operations by Indian forces against its agents during Ramzan, NPP chairman Harsh Dev Singh today said that it was amply proved that terror had no religion and no place or regard for humanitarian values.
Addressing public meeting at Kot Bhalwal today, Singh said with violence having multiplied manifold during the Ramzan period, the unilateral decision of cease fire taken on political considerations without proper home work had the proved catastrophic for state. He said that massive killings on the borders and within including soldiers, civilians and even journalists had threatened the very existence of the State as an entity. Unlike the ceasefire of 2000 which was announced after a gigantic amount of back channel work having been conducted by security agencies, the 2018 decision was taken in haste without proper application of mind only to keep Mehbooba Mufti in good humour, Singh regretted.
He said the flip- flop in decision making over ceasefire was evident from the conflicting statements of various authorities with Army Chief and Defence Minister initially opposing the proposal of Mehbooba Mufti but subsequently acquiescing due to the acceptance of the move by Union Home Minister.
Describing the gruesome murder of Shujaat Bukhari by Pak sponsored agents as an attack on freedom of press, Singh said that it was attempt to gag the press so as to prevent it from reporting the violence, misdeeds and atrocities committed by Pak sponsored elements in the Valley.
Paying tributes to the martyr riflemen Aurangzeb, Singh regretted that having achieved feats in fights against enemy, our brave hearts were falling to the treacherous traps of Pak agents.
Expressing concern over the escalation in violence in the state during the recent past, Singh said that Govt’s ineffectiveness in countering the ongoing insurgency and Pak misadventures was fraught with dangerous consequences. He regretted that the appeasement policies followed by the Central Govt for political reasons had proved counterproductive and immensely jeopardized the security of the state. With separatists and anti national forces gaining an edge and the present Govt fast losing control, the situation could irretrievably reach a point of no return.
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