Shiv Sena questions govt claim of fall in Kashmir violence

Jammu: The Shiv Sena Monday questioned the government claim that violent incidents have come down in Jammu and Kashmir and said militants were now killing soldier to “create fear among the youth” in the Valley.
Referring to the killing of Territorial Army jawan Irfan Ahmed, the Sena said it is a “new technique” aimed at demoralising and creating fear among the Kashmiri youth.
The Sena said the brutal killings of soldiers is a Pakistani game plan. “All this is the ‘Mann ki baat’ of Pakistanis. Will the person, who does his ‘Mann ki baat’ every (month on a) Sunday will realise this?” the Sena questioned, alluding to the radio programme hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The latest killing was part of a technique being adopted by militant outfits to kill Kashmiris who have joined the Army or paramilitary forces, the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.