Strongly condemning the firing on mentally retarded man of Safakadal and killing of a teenager of Harwan, Congress on Sunday expressed serious anguish over the incidents and demanded immediate probe into the killing of teenager Nasir, who died due to pellet injuries that were found visible on his body.In a statement issued to KNS, Congress also blamed the forces for seriously injuring a mentally retarded person and termed it as an attack on the humanity.JKPCC Spokesperson while terming the innocent killings and injuries to thousands as the cause behind the extremely volatile situation in the valley, asked the Govt to come clean on such type of gruesome incidents and demanded that personnel involved be brought to book and punished as per law of the land.Stating that PDP Led Govt is still not waking up to the incidents of killings and injuries to innocent people, the Spokesperson lashed out at the State Govt for closing its eyes to the unabated killings and behaving as silent spectators to these shameful incidents.
Mentioning that the situation is beyond the control of the State Govt, the Spokesperson said the Centre Govt especially the Home Ministry is directly handling the Kashmir Unrest, he urged upon the Centre Govt to take proactive steps to bring back normalcy, besides ensuring that no civilian is killed or injured, he added.Meanwhile, Congress Leader Imtiyaz Ahmad Khan strongly condemned the pellet attack on a mentally retarded person Showket Ahmad Misger (insane) by the Forces. He said PDP Led Govt has granted license for use of excessive force on innocent people even the people who are mentally unfit are not being spared. (KNS)