Srinagar- Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah on Thursday condemned the forcible removal of families of two slain Srinagar men from the protest site.
The family members of two persons killed in an encounter in Srinagar’s Hyderpora, who were staging a sit-in at the Press Enclave, were forcibly removed by police around midnight and a few of them were detained.
“Instead of handing over mortal remains of the innocent civilians, police has arrested the family members for demanding the bodies of their loved ones. Unbelievably ruthless & insensitive. Least they can do is return the mortal remains immediately,” People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti wrote on Twitter.
Instead of handing over mortal remains of the innocent civilians, police has arrested the family members for demanding the bodies of their loved ones. Unbelievably ruthless & insensitive. Least they can do is return the mortal remains immediately. https://t.co/HtnH7eKAIy
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) November 17, 2021
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah called the action outrageous, saying this is how the Jammu and Kashmir police is fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise to remove “dil ki doori” and “Dilli se doori” made during an all-party meeting in June.
“This is the naya Kashmir of 2021. This is how the J&K police fulfils @PMOIndia promise to remove ‘dil ki doori & Dilli se doori’. It’s outrageous that the J&K administration did not allow the families to conduct a peaceful sit in protest,” the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said in a tweet.
This is the naya Kashmir of 2021. This is how the J&K police fulfils @PMOIndia promise to remove “dil ki doori & Dilli se doori. It’s outrageous that the J&K administration did not allow the families to conduct a peaceful sit in protest. https://t.co/e5zss2R0cI
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) November 18, 2021
He said he has rarely seen families who have been “wronged” conduct themselves with such dignity.
“They have been reasonable in their demands & dignified in their conduct. The result of this is visible for all to see as the police drags them away in the dead of night,” Abdullah said.
He said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha should reach out to the families, hear them in person and hand over the bodies of their loved ones to them.
“It’s the only right thing to do, it’s the only humane thing to do,” he added.
People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone said the administration is intent on presenting its “inhuman and ugly face”.
“What on earth Has happened to the administration. Y can’t they present a human face. Y r they so intent on presenting a v inhuman and ugly face (sic),” he said in a tweet.
“General Dyer must be very proud of you @JmuKmrPolice,” NC leader Ruhullah Mehdi wrote on Twitter.
The family members of two persons, who were staging a sit-in at the Press Enclave in Srinaagr, were forcibly removed by police around midnight and a few of them were detained.
The protesting families were on a sit-in since Wednesday morning and held a candlelight vigil after the daylong protest.
They stayed put at the Press Enclave braving a biting cold and demanding that the bodies of their kin be returned to them.
However, police forcibly removed the protestors from the site at around midnight, the officials said.
They said the power supply to the area was snapped before the arrival of the police personnel.
Several protesters were detained by the police, the officials added.
The video clips of the police action have gone viral on the social media. (With PTI Inputs)
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