Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 29: The workers of Dogra Front and Shiv Sena (DFSS) under the leadership of their president, Ashok Gupta, held a protest here today against the FIR registered by the State Police against the Indian Army, charging its 10th Garhwal unit with murder, attempt to murder and endangering life, over killing of two civilians in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Ashok Gupta stated that what Army did was an act of self defence, for the security of the nation and as per law, it was extremely important and much needed, as the Army has already cleared that it opened fire in self-defense after a convoy came under heavy stone-pelting by protesters who allegedly tried to snatch the weapon of a soldier and lynch him.
He further said that Pakistan was trying to fuel violence in Jammu and Kashmir. “Pakistan is making repeated attempts to worsen the situation in Jammu and Kashmir attempts are being made to snatch the weapons of our soldiers…attacks are being carried out on our soldier. Soldiers are being injured vehicles of our soldiers were damaged in such circumstances our soldiers won’t worship them”, he added.
Ashok Gupta said that Army is fighting against the exterior as well as interior terrorists and they are doing it for the country and registering an FIR is not going to boost their morale. “We should be grateful to our Army for protecting us but on the contrary they are being booked for the action taken by them in their self defence”, Gupta said and appealed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to quash the FIR against the Army.
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