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Those killed in Kashmir hadn’t gone to buy milk, toffee: Mehbooba

She said that people came out on the roads after the July 8 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani even though the government had imposed a strict curfew.

Those killed in Kashmir hadn’t gone to buy milk, toffee: Mehbooba
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said those hit by bullets or pellets had not gone to fetch milk or toffees.

Addressing a press conference here with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Mehbooba faced some tough questions from reporters and was asked how could she justify the alleged disproportionate use of force against protesters when as opposition leader she had criticised the government in 2010 for civilian killings.

The Chief Minister got angry and asked a reporter not to compare the two situations.

“You are wrong. What happened in 2010 had a reason. There was a fake encounter in Machil. Three civilians were killed. Today three militants were killed in an encounter and how is the government to be blamed for that.”

She said that people came out on the roads after the July 8 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani even though the government had imposed a strict curfew.

“Had a kid gone to buy a toffee from an army camp? A 15-year-old boy who attacked a police station (in south Kashmir), had he gone to buy milk? Don’t compare the two,” she said.

She said that poor Kashmiri youth were being used as shield by vested interests. “Ninety-five percent people killed are from poor families.”

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader said that it was only five percent of Kashmiri people who were resorting to violence. “Ninety-five percent people don’t want violence. They want peace. They want a dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue. We have to reach out to them.”

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