Rajni Patil hits out at Govt for failing to ensure safety of innocents, minorities in Kashmir
Mir blames Government of ignoring early warnings
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: AICC Incharge J&K Affairs Rajni Patil termed the Kashmir situation worrisome due to continued targetted killings of innocents leading to an atmosphere of insecurity and situation of migration of minorities and other vulnerable sections from Kashmir like 1990s.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday along with PCC President G A Mir and other senior leaders on her arrival from three days Congress Shivar at Patnitop, Rajni Patil hit out at the Central Government and UT administration for the failure to check targetted killings and worsening situation in Kashmir.
Working President Ramen Bhalla, Vice President Mula Ram, Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, General Secretaries Th Balwan Singh, Yogesh Sawhney, SS Channi, Treasurer Rajnish Sharma besides others were also present.
The common man feels insecure and minorities including KPs, Sikhs, Jammu and outside employees and workers have become victims and are unsafe and protesting to migrate enmass, Patil said adding that this situation is worrisome and turning back to 1990s, contrary to the claims of the BJP Government.
She said it is the primary duty of the Government to ensure Safety and security of people but it has failed. It should ensure Safety of minorities, migrant and Jammu employees by taking all necessary measures including shifting to safer places.
She said Congress is always on the forefront on the issue of terrorism and challenges before nation and Rahul Gandhi has always offered all sorts of suggestions in view of its wide experience but present Government doesn’t need this. It’s not a political issue for Congress but matter of Safety of Citizens and national interests.
Patil reiterated that the Congress Shivar has unanimously passed a resolution urging Rahul Gandhi to lead as next President to fight politics of vendetta and division of BJP Government. She termed the ED summons to Sonia and Rahul, again after eight years and termed it purely vendetta, as there is no case against them as they are being framed on National Herald case, a newspaper started in late thirties by Pt Nehru to fight freedom struggle.
In reply to a question on the statement of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat regarding not creating controversies on Mandir/Masjid issues, she said it is good but if he really means and wants it, he should better advise his Government at the Centre, to have harmony and peace in the country.
JKPCC President G A Mir also targetted killings of innocents especially minorities and the Government ignored early warnings and such killings and made false claims and now the situation has turned quite volatile.
He said the safety of innocents especially minorities, Kashmiri Pandits and Jammu employees and others is top priority before Government by taking all such urgent measures. The Government should come out of denial mode and deal with the situation effectively. Congress stands for the Safety of common man and its together în the fight against terrorism. He referred to various resolutions on issues of public importance and Organisationiîn the three days Congress Shivir at Patnitop which was attended by most of the senior leaders invited to the Shivir. It shall be followed by district level Shivir on similar pattern this month followed by other programmes as decided in Udaipur Shivir, he said.
