In J&K, it’s a trade-off between inconvenience and loss of lives: MHA

August 13, 2019 03:24 pm | Updated 06:58 pm IST - New Delhi

A top official of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said the ongoing restrictions in the Kashmir Valley was a “trade-off between inconvenience and loss of lives.” 

As the Valley remained under a clampdown for more than a week, the official said the decision to remove or continue the restrictions would be taken by the local administration and they were mindful of the inconveniences.

“These decisions are not simple, they are taken at local and district levels. Situation varies from place to place, the assessment is done by the State administration, they will decide,” said the official to a query on easing of restrictions would be eased in the Valley. 

The official noted that this was not the first time such restrictions had been placed in the State. 

“Some people are trying to instigate and provoke. We have to choose between allowing free run to such elements or leave it to the judgement of the local administration,” added the official.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.