Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday termed the Pulwama civilian killings as a ‘massacre’.
“7 dead. There is no explanation for this excessive use of force, none what so ever. This is a massacre & that’s the only way to describe it,” Omar Abdullah tweeted.
7 dead. There is no explanation for this excessive use of force, none what so ever. This is a massacre & that’s the only way to describe it.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) December 15, 2018
“How long are we going to shoulder the coffins of our youngsters? So many civilians killed today post encounter in Pulwama. No country can win a war by killing its own people. I strongly condemn these killings , and once again appeal for efforts , to stop this blood bath,” PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti said.
How long are we going to shoulder the coffins of our youngsters? So many civilians killed today post encounter in Pulwama. No country can win a war by killing its own people. I strongly condemn these killings , and once again appeal for efforts , to stop this blood bath .
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) December 15, 2018
“No probe enough to bring back the dead innocent civilians.South Kashmir has been reeling under fear for the last 6 months, Is this what was expected from Gov rule?The admin has failed in securing civilian lives. Deepest condolences to the bereaved,” she said in another tweet.
Sajad Gani Lone, of People Conference took to Twitter and saida:’It is time for heads to roll. We can’t afford a state of impunity.’
“The preparedness of security forces would in the Pulwama context be the ability to make the distinction between combatants and non combatants. If u end up killing 7 civilians in order to kill 3 militants. It is time for heads to roll. We can’t afford a state of impunity,” Lone said.
My heartfelt thoughts with the families of those who lost their lives in Pulwama. I just pray that Almighty takes us out of the perpetual state of mourning that we seem to have been sucked into. And also hope that administration abandons its Rambo mindset.
— Sajad Lone (@sajadlone) December 15, 2018
