Separatists in Kashmir have joined the chorus with its arch rival National Conference to corner security forces over the suspected terror attacks in the Valley on Tuesday.
Separatists in Kashmir have joined the chorus with its arch rival National Conference to corner security forces over the suspected terror attacks in the Valley on Tuesday.
Both moderate and hard-line factions of the Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday took the fight a step ahead demanding international probe into all attacks, including the grenade blasts in Srinagar.
“It has been our stand that there are more than 100 agencies working overtime in Kashmir. All these attacks at public places and in the civilian areas are suspicious. We reiterate our demand that there should be international probe into all these incidents,” said Ayaz Akbar, spokesman of the Geelani-led faction of the Hurriyat.
Even the moderates have sharpened their attacks against the security forces. “Mustafa Kamal’s party is in power. They have information and institutions under their command. And Kamal’s statement might be based on the specific inputs. It can’t out of blue. I agree what he said,” said Syed Saleem Geelani, spokesman of the moderate faction of Hurriyat.
Kamal has said on Tuesday that there is not a finger of suspicion but a strong possibility that those very people who said there is absolutely no question of withdrawing Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) might have carried out the attacks. However, under pressure from his party, Kamal later modified his statement to give escape route to party leaders serving in the government.
The army was quick to rubbish the statement of Kamal, who is the uncle of chief minister Omar Abdullah and brother of union minister Farooq Abdullah. “It is not worthy a comment,” said Lt Col JS Brar, defence ministry spokesman.
But separatists are not buying the argument, saying that for the security forces, AFSPA is a “license to kill”.
Meanwhile PDP president Mehbooba Mufti met J&K governor NN Vohra and called for phased withdrawal of troops from civilian duties and areas and also the removal of special powers.
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