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Hurriyat to take up non-implementation of assurances with PM
Omar seeks Peerzada’s dismissal from ministry
Woman SPO, 2 HM militants killed
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Hurriyat to take up non-implementation of assurances with PM
Jammu, November 14 A former APHC chairman, Maulvi Abbas Ansari, said today that “during our maiden round of talks with Mr Manmohan Singh on September 5 we demanded the release of all those detained for a period ranging between five to 12 years.” He added “we had also demanded an end to custodial killings, search operations and harassment to common people by security forces. We also favoured reduction of troops in the valley.” Maulvi Ansari said that “not a single demand had been conceded and the main stream political leaders, including those running the Government in Kashmir took the advantage of the Prime Minister’s direction under which a screening committee had to recommend the release of detained people.” He explained that instead of freeing those we had identified, pick pockets, timber smugglers and other criminals, known to political leaders, were released. He said in the next round of talks “we will raise this issue and apprise the Prime Minister of the situation in which custodial killings had increased. He and his party colleagues Prof Abdul Gani Bhat said in the absence of fulfilling the assurances given by Mr Manmohan Singh “our rivals in the separatist camp had started casting aspersions on us blaming us of a sellout. Prof Bhat, in reply to a question, said that “we expect invitation for another round of talks from the PMO because Delhi and Islamabad have to hold parleys with us. What else can they do except holding talks with us.” He said “we represent sentiments of the people of Kashmir and dynamics of change while our rival Syed Ali Shah Geelani represents, as he claims, only the sentiments and not the change. Prof Bhat said that “the APHC alone is a relevant political forum because mainstream political leaders, including Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad talked of only change and not of the sentiments of the people.” The two APHC leaders said that “both India and Pakistan had recognised our conglomerates as a genuine political forum and hence we have been able to start talking to Delhi and Islamabad.” They said that “we have been trying to resolve the Kashmir issue through sustained and meaningful dialogue. Our efforts were being weakened by the cold response Delhi gave to our demands and suggestions thereby providing an opportunity to our rivals to launch a campaign against us. |
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Omar seeks Peerzada’s dismissal from ministry
Srinagar, November 14 This was a test case for the Chief Minister, Mr Abdullah said in a statement here. “The minister has been indicted by no less a person than the Chairman of the all-important Accountability Commission. As such, the propriety demands that he should voluntarily step down from the post,” the NC chief said. “In case he fails to do so, the Chief Minister should immediately dismiss him honouring his categorical and unambiguous commitment made to the public at large on the eve of assumption of power in the state that he would not tolerate corruption at any level,” Mr Abdullah said. The NC President said the charges were of serious nature which needed urgent consideration and “cannot be dismissed off hand”. — UNI
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Woman SPO, 2 HM militants killed
Srinagar, November 14 He said militants wounded SPO Haseena Akhtar near her Pulwama house last night. She was admitted to the hospital where she died. He said the security forces gunned down two HM militants in an encounter at Gambehari Thathraka in Udhampur district last night. The encounter ensued after a search party was attacked by the militants, he said. Further adding he said that some arms and ammunition were seized from the slain militants. — UNI
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One killed, five hurt in road accident
Jammu, November 14 The mini-bus was on its way from Gurdaspur in Punjab to the Baba Jito Temple at Jhiri. The police said the vehicle plunged into a roadside gorge when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve, resulting in injuries to six passengers. They were evacuated to the GMC Hospital where one of them died. The condition of others was stated to be stable. Identity of the dead was yet to be known. Three of the injured were identified as Mandeep Singh, Dalbir Kaur and Pritam Kaur. — UNI
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