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Pulwama massacre
rocks Assembly Nation page Three ultras killed
in encounter 4 killed in Pak shelling |
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Pulwama
massacre rocks Assembly Jammu, March 24 The Opposition members stressed that the Chief Minister, Mufti Sayeed, should review his policies of a soft approach towards the militants and applying a healing touch. The Mufti described the incident as yet another attempt to derail the process of dialogue that had been initiated to bring back normalcy in the state. The Assembly was adjourned for 15 minutes soon after the proceedings started in the morning. Mr Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami (CPM), Mr Ali Mohammad Sagar and Mr Ajay Sadhotra (National Conference) had moved the adjournment motions which were accepted by the Speaker, Mr Tara Chand, and a discussion was held on the dastardly incident. Much heat was generated when there was a skirmish between Mr Jugal Kishore (BJP) and the watch and ward staff whom the Speaker ordered to physically remove him from the House. The clothes of Mr Jugal Kishore got torn in the process. However, according to PTI, angered at the watch and ward staff lifting him out of the House, Mr Jugal Kishore tore his clothes and shouted anti-government slogans in the lobby of the Assembly. There were arguments between the Speaker and NC members who trooped into the well of the House several times. Some NC members staged a dharna in the well of the House on the issue of Mr Jugal Kishore having been physically removed from the House. The Opposition members shouted slogans against the government and said the fate of common people could be imagined when an elected MLA was humiliated in the House in the presence of the Speaker and the Chief Minister. The NC, BSP and JSM members strongly protested against the removal of Mr Jugal Kishore and stalled the proceedings of the House for quite some time. The atmosphere in the Assembly and outside was surcharged as the Opposition members demanded immediate resignation of the Mufti government. They pointed out that the Mufti was talking of return of the Kashmiri Pandits to the valley, but those who had gathered the courage to stay put there instead of migrating to other places in the country were unsafe and were being massacred by the terrorists. In his emotion-filled statement on the incident, the Mufti said no effort would be spared to track down the militants involved in the incident and teach them a lesson. He said the Kashmiri Pandits were not being forced to return to the valley. The atmosphere should first be made conducive for their return. |
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BJP activists lathi-charged Jammu, March 24 Among those arrested by the police during the protest march were Mr Jugal Kishor, MLA, Mr Ashok Khajuria, Mr Chander Mohan Sharma, Mr Satpal Grover and Ms Surekha Choudhary. |
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Three ultras killed in encounter
Srinagar, March 24 The encounter took place at Gadool village of Kokernag when a joint search party of the army, the BSF and the police encircled some houses on a tip-off about the presence of militants, he said. The militants opened heavy fire but were killed in retaliatory action by the security forces. Some arms and ammunition were seized from them. Meanwhile, the police recovered the body of Abdul Hamid Mir, kidnapped by militants from Rajpora on Saturday, near Wahipora village of Pulwama district today, the spokesman said. PTI
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4 killed in Pak shelling Jammu, March 24 Pakistani troops armed with heavy
weaponry fired over 100 mortar bombs of 80 and 81 mm range in the Jangard belt, Balakote, Krishnagati, Nowshera, Mendhar and the Laam area in the Rajouri-Poonch sectors since last night, Border Security Force (BSF) sources said. Indian troops retaliated and exchange of firing and shelling continued till this morning, the sources said. There were no reports about the casualty on the Pakistani side, they added.
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