The killing of five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans in a suicide attack at Bemina Chowk in Srinagar has reignited the debate on revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir, with Jammu-based political parties terming the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s demand as “senseless and politically motivated”.
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However, leaders of various political parties, barring the Chief Minister, strongly condemned the attack on a CRPF bunker and described it as “unfortunate incident”.
Former Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, while condemning the attack and killing of another civilian in a separate incident, said such senseless violence serves nobody’s interests.
“Every life lost is a tragedy and we have to create an atmosphere of trust, justice and fair play in which such incidents do not take place. Military victory over terror and violence can never last unless people get a sense of justice and of being equal stakeholders in democratic process,” he said.
The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Saifuddin Soz also condemned the killing of five CRPF personnel in a suicide attack on a CRPF camp at Bemina and termed it “a very unfortunate incident”.
Ravinder Sharma, PCC chief spokesperson, described the attack as “dastardly and cowardly act”. “As far as demand for AFSPA revocation is concerned, the Congress party has already stated that all stakeholders should be taken on board and the Chief Minister should be consulted prior to the decision,” he said.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti condemned the terror attack and said that violence was not going to solve anything.
The BJP state chief spokesperson Jitendra Singh while condemning the attack said, “AFSPA is a protective mechanism for military and paramilitary forces deployed in militancy-affected areas. Therefore, the demand for withdrawal of AFSPA at the time when these forces are already target of recurrent terrorist attacks is senseless and politically motivated.”
He dared the Chief Minister that if he (Omar) and his government honestly believe there was a significant improvement in the situation of the state, a better CBM would be for them to surrender the Z-plus and NSG personnel security cover.
Condemning the attack, the Panthers Party chairman Harsh Dev Singh asked how far they (CM and his government) justify their demand for withdrawal of AFSPA.
“This is not the first attack of this kind. A few days back, two disarmed constables were gunned down by militants who successfully managed to escape from the busy market. It is duplicity on the part of state government that they demand AFSPA revocation and show no concern for security personnel,” Singh remarked.
Omar fails to condemn attack
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that five CRPF personnel were ‘martyred’ and five injured in a fidayeen attack on a CRPF camp at 10.45 am at Bemina Chowk in district Srinagar. He said three civilian have also been injured — two of them received bullet injuries — in the incident.
Omar’s brief statement, however, was in sharp contrast to his remarks in the Legislative Assembly on March 5 when he broke down over the killing of a Baramulla youth in security forces firing as he neither condemned the fidayeen attack nor expressed his condolences to the families of five CRPF jawans who were killed in the incident.
Follow up:
However, leaders of various political parties, barring the Chief Minister, strongly condemned the attack on a CRPF bunker and described it as “unfortunate incident”.
Former Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, while condemning the attack and killing of another civilian in a separate incident, said such senseless violence serves nobody’s interests.
“Every life lost is a tragedy and we have to create an atmosphere of trust, justice and fair play in which such incidents do not take place. Military victory over terror and violence can never last unless people get a sense of justice and of being equal stakeholders in democratic process,” he said.
The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Saifuddin Soz also condemned the killing of five CRPF personnel in a suicide attack on a CRPF camp at Bemina and termed it “a very unfortunate incident”.
Ravinder Sharma, PCC chief spokesperson, described the attack as “dastardly and cowardly act”. “As far as demand for AFSPA revocation is concerned, the Congress party has already stated that all stakeholders should be taken on board and the Chief Minister should be consulted prior to the decision,” he said.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti condemned the terror attack and said that violence was not going to solve anything.
The BJP state chief spokesperson Jitendra Singh while condemning the attack said, “AFSPA is a protective mechanism for military and paramilitary forces deployed in militancy-affected areas. Therefore, the demand for withdrawal of AFSPA at the time when these forces are already target of recurrent terrorist attacks is senseless and politically motivated.”
He dared the Chief Minister that if he (Omar) and his government honestly believe there was a significant improvement in the situation of the state, a better CBM would be for them to surrender the Z-plus and NSG personnel security cover.
Condemning the attack, the Panthers Party chairman Harsh Dev Singh asked how far they (CM and his government) justify their demand for withdrawal of AFSPA.
“This is not the first attack of this kind. A few days back, two disarmed constables were gunned down by militants who successfully managed to escape from the busy market. It is duplicity on the part of state government that they demand AFSPA revocation and show no concern for security personnel,” Singh remarked.
Omar fails to condemn attack
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that five CRPF personnel were ‘martyred’ and five injured in a fidayeen attack on a CRPF camp at 10.45 am at Bemina Chowk in district Srinagar. He said three civilian have also been injured — two of them received bullet injuries — in the incident.
Omar’s brief statement, however, was in sharp contrast to his remarks in the Legislative Assembly on March 5 when he broke down over the killing of a Baramulla youth in security forces firing as he neither condemned the fidayeen attack nor expressed his condolences to the families of five CRPF jawans who were killed in the incident.
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