NC grieved over Qamwari Killing, Hakeem condemns it, Tarigami terms it paniful

Srinagar: National Conference on Thursday expressed profound grief over the killing of a civilian, Mohammad Saleem Malik during CASO in Noorbagh Qamarwari Srinagar.
Expressing solidarity with the family of Saleem Malik, National Conference senior leader and MLA Iddgah Mubarak Gul extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul.
“It’s really unfortunate and condemnable at how civilians are being targeted with no sense of remorse by security forces during such operations. It has in fact become a routine now,” said Gul.
“I demand a thorough time bound investigation into the killing of Saleem so that culprit is identified and booked,” he said.
Chairman Peoples Democratic Front, Hakeem Yaseen condemned killing of the civilian in Qamarwari allegedly by the Armed Forces adding such kind of unfortunate incidents was bound to increase hatred , anger and alienation among the people. In a statement Hakeem Yaseen urged the Governor administration to earnestly check killing of innocent ciivilians during different law and order situations including anti milancy operations adding that armed forces should ac strictly made accountable to the Standard of Operations( SOPS). While demanding to identify blacksheep in Armed forces, Hakeem Yaseen have termed killing of the civilian in Qamarwri area by the Armed forces as most barbaric and unjustified.He has demanded stern punishment to the trigger happy security personnels involved in this gruesome murder.He said previous governments too have failed to punish such trigger happy security personal who were found involved in civilian killings except issuing probe orders adding that onus now lies on the Governor administration to act tough against such unpleasant happenings in future. Hakeem Yaseen has urged the Governor administration to make security agencies deployed in the state accountable so that they would be made to follow the SOPS strictly while dealing with law and order situations.He said, keeping in view the past experiences , there are undoubtedly some black sheep in the Armed forces who in no way want restoration of peace in the strife torn state to satiate their vested interests. “Unless the lost trust and faith on the system of law and justice was restored , return of peace and tranquility in the state will continue to remain a distinct dream, Hakeem Yaseen maintained.
CPI Secretary and MLA Kulgam M Y Tarigami termed the killing painful in a statement issued Thursday. In his statement he said “the killing of an innocent civilian during a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Noorbagh area of Srinagar on Thursday is an unfortunate and condemnable act,” said senior CPI(M) leader and incumbent legislator Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami.
He said it is painful to see losing young boys to bullets day in and day out. Losing precious human lives is most unfortunate. I have no words to condemn such killing as mere condemnations every time a civilian is killed isn’t enough.
“The law enforcing agencies are refusing to draw lessons from previous such experiences.”
While expressing solidarity with the bereaved family, Tarigami demanded immediate investigation of this unfortunate incident and ensure that those involved are identified and punished under law.