PIL seeking withdrawal of security cover to separatists
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 22: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Advocate Deewakar Sharma seeking withdrawal of security cover provided to the separatists and other persons, who are indulging in anti-national activities, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Sindhu Sharma today directed the State to file response within six weeks.
In the PIL, it has been submitted that since the onslaught of militancy in Kashmir, there had been a war like situation in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, which has been aided and instigated by the forces inimical to the country sitting across the border and their agents who are sitting inside the country especially in Kashmir Valley.
“In order to maintain the security of the State as also the law and order problem, appropriate action is required to be taken against such persons who are propagating separatism of the State from the Union and are also instrumental in the propagation of communal hatred leading to mass migration of Kashmiri Pandit community from Kashmir”, the petitioner said.
“Surprisingly instead of taking stern action against such persons, the respondents are spending huge expenses in providing security cover, boarding/ lodging, medical facilities and even food to such separatists and pro-militant elements particularly in Kashmir Valley and the amount so spent by the Government is from the public exchequer which is collected through taxes being paid by the common man”, the PIL said, “whatever may be the policy of the Government with regard to dealing with the militants and separatists, it cannot be a policy of using the money of the common man against him by providing benefits to the separatists and preachers of militancy”.
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