Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 7
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh today condemned the selective killing of members of minority communities in Srinagar.
“It is tragic that the state has failed to safeguard the lives of those people who preferred to stay back against terrorism in Kashmir,” Rana said in a statement issued here today.
He appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah not to take these selective killings casually. “These killings have scared and shaken the members of the minority community living in Kashmir and it is important that their confidence is restored,” he said, while calling for strengthening of security in Kashmir.
“Abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution will hardly serve any purpose, if we are not able to provide security to the minorities living in Jammu and Kashmir and restore their confidence that their lives and property will be safe and secure,” Rana remarked.
Meanwhile, a senior Congress leader Anish Sidana said the targeted killings were highly condemnable. All parties should jointly take a bold stand against the targeted killings, he said.
Speaker flays J-K killings, says govt must restore trust in minorities
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