J And K Guv Slams Separatists, Mainstream Leaders, Says None Lost Their Own To Terrorism

Leaders of Hurriyat and mainstream parties in Jammu and Kashmir, religious preachers and clerics have used their influence to get the children of ordinary Kashmirs killed while none of them lost their own to terrorism, Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Tuesday.

Alleging that “affluent and powerful” sections have crushed the dreams of the youths in Kashmir and destroyed their lives, he appealed to the people to understand the truth and join the Centre’s efforts to usher peace and progress in the state. Their own children are studying abroad and are well settled. But to the children of commoners, they show the “way to ‘jannat’ (paradise) get them killed. All this has been happening here”, Malik said addressing the seventh convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra town.