Bhupesh Baghel says BJP-RSS leaders had time to look at Kashmir Files, however are silent now
Bhupesh Baghel says BJP-RSS leaders had time to look at Kashmir Files, however are silent now
The Narendra Modi authorities ought to take rapid steps to cease focused killings of Kashmiri Pandits and migrant employees in Jammu and Kashmir and relocate them to safe locations inside 24 hours, the Congress stated on Friday.
Separately, senior chief and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, interacting with reporters in Raipur, questioned the silence of BJP leaders over “the killing of Hindus” in Kashmir valley.
“They used to trumpet the removal Article 370 in J&K, broke the State into three parts and imposed Governor’s Rule. Now, why are Kashmiri Pandits and Hindus being killed? Who will take responsibility for the killings of the Pandits and Hindus?” requested Mr. Baghel.
“They had the time to watch the movie Kashmir Files, but now when people are actually being killed, the BJP-RSS [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh] people are silent. The important thing is that their strategy has completely failed,” the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister added.
Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha, who launched himself as a Kashmiri Pandit on the get together’s briefing, urged the Modi authorities to tell the nation of the steps taken to revive peace. He additionally requested the federal government to take different political events on board to revive a way of confidence among the many panic-stricken folks.
“Today, people are being killed inside government offices, and even government offices are not safe. Please take them to secure places and put security around them,” he stated.
Mr. Tankha stated that there have been over 10,000 non-Kashmiris working within the Kashmir Valley they usually wanted to be assured if the federal government didn’t need them to flee.
“When the issue was debated in Parliament, I had said that Kashmir issue is larger than Article 370, which was a mere law that was diluted as well. To address Kashmir, you need a lot of statesmanship and it was lacking. If you want peace and amity, then you have to address stakeholders,” he stated, with out spelling out who he meant by stakeholders.
Apart from safety, the Congress in addition to different Opposition leaders demanded compensation for many who died within the current focused killings.
Shiv Sena deputy chief Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah asking for compensation for the victims and an investigation into the killings.
“In view of the current situation in Kashmir, I request you to provide adequate security to the Hindu community in Kashmir. Considering the gravity of the situation, I also request you to order an investigation into the recent killings by a competent authority,” the Sena MP wrote.
Source: www.thehindu.com
