Srinagar, Jan 16 (KNS): Welcoming Governor Satya Pal Malik’s offer of 'reaching out to the separatist leaders', CPI(M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami on Wednesday said that as a confidence building measure (CBM), it is essential that the Governor’s administration orders a time-bound enquiry and fixes responsibility in three major incidents of the civilian killings in the last six months.
Tarigami in a statement said that three innocent people, including a young girl and two boys, were killed by the government forces in Hawoora area of Kulgam in July. Then in October seven civilians died in a blast at an encounter site in Laroo, Kulgam and even the Governor administration regretted the killings, but there was no follow-up.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelSimilarly, seven more civilians were killed in forces firing in Pulwama last month.
"The list of such killings which happened during previous PDP-BJP government is long. But if the Governor wants to restore the credibility of the administration and create conducive atmosphere for dialogue, atleast time-bound enquiry and fixing of responsibility must start from these three incidents which all happened after the imposition of the Governor rule in the state," the statement reads. (KNS)