Congress condemns killings in Handwara and Kupwara Srinagar

“Barbarism the government forces can go to” in absence of an accountable and sensitive administration”

Jammu, April 13: Expressing disgust, pain and grief at the latest killings in Handwara and Kupwara area of Srinagar, State Congress senior leaders Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, Mohammad Amin Bhat, Usman Majeed, Gulzar Ahmed Wani today said the government was only fuelling anger by shedding innocent blood of teenagers.

In a statement Congress leaders said the ‘spiraling count of our dear ones adds to the long list of tragedies caused by wanton use of state force against unarmed and defenseless protesters.’

State Congress senior leaders said the death of Raja Begum, Mohammad Iqbal, Nayeem Bhat and Jahangir Ahmed Wani indicates the extent of “barbarism the government forces can go to” in absence of an accountable and sensitive administration.

“Killings of Raja Begum, Mohammad Iqbal, Nayeem Bhat and Jahangir Ahmed Wani add another dark and painful chapter of atrocities to the ever tragic Kashmir story,” said Saroori, Dar, Bhat, Majeed and Gulzar. They said the killings come at a time when the wounds of Burhan Bashir, Shaista Hamid and Danish Farooq Mir similar recent atrocities at Sopore and Pulwama are still fresh and an effort should have been on to reverse the diabolic dance of death.

Meanwhile State Congress Vice President and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori has condoled sudden deaths of Mohan Lal Parihar resident of Horna Palmar in district Kishtwar, a retired prosecution officer and father of principal and session judge Sanjay Parihar, Abdul Majeed resident of Naan Chabba Kahara who died in GMC hospital Jammu yesterday, Nazia Begum wife of Rehamtullah Wani resident of Tarankhle, daughter of Mohammad Issaq Dhinda resident of Suranga Bunjwah, Mohammad Ibrahim son of Said Mohammad, Dullah son of Haji Taj Mohammad resident of Kunar Patnazi and Dr. Bhagat Ram Hakeem resident of Nagni Patshallah.

“My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families”, said Saroori.

Expressing grief and shock over the sad demises of Mohan Lal, Abdul Majeed, Nazia Begum, Mohammad Ibrahim, Dullah, Bhagat Ram and daughter of Mohd Issaq, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori said that their death has created a vacuum which cannot be filled so easily.

“They were highly learned and committed persons of Horna, Kahara and Bunjwah areas,” said Saroori.