Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 16: While regretting loss of civilian lives in recent encounter site in Pulwama, State Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has noted that the firing by security forces was apparently inevitable as the mob was indulging in stone pelting and had taken law in their hands and were not dispersing despite warning.
Party chief spokesperson, Sunil Sethi in a statement issued here, today said that while loss of lives of civilians in firing is matter of concern but the responsibility of such deaths lies with separatists and supporters of militants including mainstream political parties who are playing second fiddle to separatist to remain in circulation.
He said with mainstream political parties not playing their role but running away from their democratic responsibilities, the youth have been left to the disguising propaganda of separatists and militants. It is because of this situation the youth under mistaken belief gather at encounter site to create situation of confusion to help trapped militants to run away, without realising that the death and destruction in Valley is caused by militants and their nefarious activities.
Sunil Sethi further noted that security forces are generally using utmost restraint in encounters but they are put in a situation where large number of people come out to rescue militants and enemies of the nation hence choice left for them is very less. He advised the parents of youth to ensure that their children don’t go to place of encounter.
BJP chief spokesperson further said hands of mainstream political parties of Kashmir are blood soaked with blood of innocent because of their inaction and lack of guts to come out in open and call a spade a spade. Their total political surrender to Hurriyat and militants to come to their good books is destructive to Kashmiryat and Inclusive culture of Kashmir. They have to make a choice whether they stand with militants or people. Speaking different languages at different places and propagating double standards in public life by them with lead to more destructions and loss in Kashmir.
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