Targami condemn Pulwama attack says dialogue only option to address concerns of J&K people

Srinagar: Reiterating that credible and meaning dialogue process is the only option to address legitimate concerns and aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir, Communist Party of India (M) Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Saturday said Pulwama attack on CRPF has shaken all those who are concerned about human lives and peace in the region.
“The terrible terror attack on CRPF convoy at Lethpora near Awantipora on Thursday has shaken all those who are concerned about human lives and peace in the region”, Mr Tarigami told reporters here this afernoon.
He said the loss of so many security personnel while on duty is being mourned across the country. We share the grief and sorrow of victim families of this gruesome terror attack.
Mr Targami said the CPI (M) has been consistently of the opinion that for addressing the legitimate concerns and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, a meaningful and credible dialogue process is the only option.
Such acts, like Pulwama, only amount to delegitimising genuine and democratic aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir, he said.
“We appeal to different political shades of the state, civil society and media to use their influences to maintain harmony and brotherhood in the state despite provocations from fringe elements. We appeal to the political leadership of the country that at this crucial juncture, they must not allow the disruptive and divisive elements to divide the communities under the garb of this tragedy”, he said.
He said people of Kashmir expect the leadership, both in the government and in the opposition, civil society and intelligentsia to play their role to maintain communal harmony and safeguard the lives and property of Kashmiris outside the Valley. Let us not allow those, who want to deepen the wedge between people of Kashmir and rest of the country, succeed.
Mr Targami said we appreciate the role of JCCI and civil society groups of Jammu, who have clearly taken a stand against vandalism in Jammu by some fringe elements on Friday. By targeting minority community, fringe elements were vitiating peaceful atmosphere and unity of the state.
However, he said the Governor’s administration must fix responsibility over the torching of vehicles of a particular community and vandalism in Jammu city on Friday. Despite apprehensions about flare-up, authorities should have ensured adequate deployment of forces in the sensitive locations of Jammu.
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