Geelani flays army for charging 500 crore

Srinagar: Terming the charging of Rs. 500 crore bill by the Indian army for the flood assistance to the Jammu & Kashmir in September 2014 deluge as dacoity on the rights of Kashmiris, chairman of his Hurrriyat faction, Syed Ali Geelani said that the role of the Indian army in the floods has been merely a display and they didnt showed any sincerity in rescuing and helping the common Kashmiri.

In a statement, he said that it were our youths who without caring for their lives played a lead role in rescuing and feeding the people trapped in the floods. They (youth) tirelessly worked day and night and rescued the people from the flooded areas, moved them to the safer places and established mega community kitchens at different places in the valley to feed the thousands of the displaced people, he said.

Geelani said that the Indian army definitely rescued and airlifted some government officials, families of the government forces, tourists and some non-state labours but they didnt show any kind of sympathy for the local people and they only dropped some expired biscuit packets among them at few places.

He expressed his deep sorrow and surprise that till date nothing has been done for the rehabilitation of those people who lost their everything including their shelter in the September flood fury but the state administration took no time in paying Rs. 500 crore to the Indian army in early February and doesnt showed any degree of objection for their false bills

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