STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Terming the turbulence in the Kashmir Valley after the killing of Hizb Commander Burhan Wani as unfortunate, Bharatiya Janata Party said that the peaceful atmosphere in the Valley was disturbed by anti-national elements and separatists. BJP senior leaders, in a meeting held here on Thursday, commended the conduct of the State Government and law enforcement agencies in handling the situation, which has prevented the situation getting further aggravated. They also expressed that elimination of terrorist Burhan Wani was a commendable achievement of the security forces and they must keep up the vigil. “Wani carried a prize of Rs 10 lakh on his head and no right thinking person can term his killing in an encounter with security forces as an excessive use of force,” BJP State Chief and MLA Sat Sharma said. “BJP ministers have been asked to remain stationed in Srinagar and keep watch on the administration and manage the situation with utmost care,” Sat said adding that the ministers have been also impressed upon to ensure that the Amarnath Yatra goes on smoothly and safely, without causing any inconvenience or hindrance to the pilgrims. He further said that it is the duty of every family in the Kashmir Valley to see that their teenagers do not indulge in disturbing the situation which might result in loss of life and damage to property and expressed hope that the anti-national elements will not succeed in their nefarious designs.
The meeting was also attended by Lok Sabha MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, Rajya Sabha MP Shamsher Singh Manhas, former State President and MLC Ashok Khajuria, State General Secretaries Ashok Kaul (Org.), Dr. Narinder Singh, Pawan Khajuria and Harinder Gupta.