Cong blames Centre for situation in Valley, appeals for peace

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: The Congress today blamed Central Government over the silence being maintained with regard to deteriorating situation in Kashmir. The party expressed surprise over the lack of concern on the part of Centre to put an end to current unrest the fire of which has started engulfing the whole State.
The Party appealed all sections of people across the State to maintain communal harmony and age old tradition of brotherhood, besides urging them (people) to defeat the nefarious designs of elements harming the age old tradition of unity in the State.
Lashing out at Centre for adopting negligent attitude about the current turmoil prevailing in the Valley, JKPCC Chief G A Mir expressed surprise over the way Centre is taking the current unrest, the fire of which has started engulfing the whole State.  PCC Chief cautioned the Centre and State Government of serious consequences if they fail to take appropriate and sincere measures to restore normalcy, without any further loss of time.
He said that no serious efforts were being made to put an end to the turmoil. The regular civilian causalities do invite protest demonstrations  from the people across the Valley, as a result, the situation continues to deteriorate, he said immediate measures, at all levels, should be put in place in order to restore normalcy.
Reiterating his appeal to people to maintain calm, PCC Chief asked the forces to exercise restraint, besides urging the higher authorities dealing with law and order to make serious efforts to put an end to use of excessive force on the people, as the killings and grievous injuries to thousands have resulted in an explosive situation all over the  Valley.
Stating that things were already out of control of the State Govt, rather the current unrest was an outcome of wrong policies and mishandling of situation on the part of State Administration, PCC Chief said that ruling dispensation is still in a moribund condition, not even able to speak to Centre seriously over the current unrest, he asked the Centre to make serious efforts for prevalence of peace, before it would be impossible to bring things back to normalcy.