Expressing grave concern over the continuing bloodshed in Kashmir, People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that killing innocent people every day had become the norm of the Omar Abdullah government.
In a statement issued here, Ms. Mehbooba said that uncontrolled killing of innocent people at the hands of the security forces had exposed that the National Conference-led government was a mute spectator to the atrocities inflicted on civilians.
Condemning the killing of three more people in Anantnag and Pattan areas on Saturday by the security forces, she said that the number of deaths during the last three months had crossed 100, but the State government had not learn any lesson yet. She regretted that instead of healing the wounds of the people, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had intensified the policy of brutal use of force, which was evident from the incidents that had occurred over the last one week.
Ms. Mehbooba said that during the last three months the security forces had let loose a rein of terror with the support and patronage of the government. The Chief Minister, who is the head of the Unified Headquarters, had lost the power to make security forces accountable and had no restrain or control over the situation in the valley.
“The Chief Minister has lost the moral authority to govern. Killing of innocent people has become a routine affair since Mr. Omar Abdullah took charge.”
