Budgam killings would vitiate poll atmosphere: Omar Abdullah
A day after two youths were killed in army firing, Omar spoke to Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on the matter.
"Have spoken to Union Defence Minister @arunjaitley reg. yesterday's incident where army firing resulted in 2 avoidable deaths "Such killings have no place in an otherwise improving security environment where militancy incidents are at record low levels," Omar tweeted.
Have
spoken
to
Union
Defence
Minister
@arunjaitley
reg.
yesterday's
incident
where
army
firing
resulted
in
2
avoidable
deaths
1/n
—
Omar
Abdullah
(@abdullah_omar)
November
4,
2014
The Chief Minister said the deaths have vitiated the election atmosphere in the Valley which was already strained by the post-flood reconstruction challenge. "These deaths have served to vitiate the poll atmosphere already strained by the post flood reconstruction challenge that people face," he added.
Such
killings
have
no
place
in
an
otherwise
improving
security
environment
where
militancy
incidents
are
at
record
low
levels
2/n
—
Omar
Abdullah
(@abdullah_omar)
November
4,
2014
These
deaths
have
served
to
vitiate
the
poll
atmosphere
already
strained
by
the
post
flood
reconstruction
challenge
that
people
face
3/n
—
Omar
Abdullah
(@abdullah_omar)
November
4,
2014
Two youths were killed and two others were injured in army firing at Chattergam in Budgam district of Kashmir yesterday. While regretting the deaths, the army claimed that the youths, who were travelling in a car, did not stop at two vehicle checking points and even tried to break through the third barrier when asked to stop.
The army has initiated a court of inquiry to ascertain the facts. The Government had last night termed as "highly regrettable" the Budgam incident and said a fair inquiry will be held and action taken against those found guilty. "The Budgam incident in the Kashmir valley is highly regrettable.
A fair inquiry will be held and action taken against those found guilty," Defence Minister Arun Jaitley tweeted. Omar's National Conference has asked to order a probe into the incident or allow the state government to do so.
Model code of conduct is in force in Jammu and Kashmir, which is going to polls in a five-phased exercise with the first phase of polling scheduled on November 25.
PTI