Srinagar, Aug 16 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said those responsible for the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit, Sunil Kumar, will not be spared.
Kumar was shot dead and his brother was injured in yet another targeted attack by militants in Shopian district in the morning.
“Pained beyond words on despicable terror attack on civilians in Shopian. My thoughts are with the family of Sunil Kumar. The attack deserves strongest condemnation from everyone. Terrorists responsible for barbaric act will not be spared,” the LG’s office tweeted.
National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said: “I condemn the militant attack in Shopian unequivocally… My condolences to the family.”
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti alleged that every resident of Kashmir has become “cannon fodder” in Delhi’s quest for “manufactured normalcy”.
“Terribly sorry to hear about the targeted killing in Shopian. Condolences to the deceased’s family. GOI (Government of India) continues to behave like an ostrich with its head buried deep under the sand,” she tweeted.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Altaf Thakur said that killers should be punished. “Terror has no religion.”
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad urged the administration to take stringent measures to safeguard the lives of innocent civilians. “I strongly condemn the militant attack on Kashmiri Pandit brothers,” Azad said.
President Peoples Conference Sajad Lone condemned the killing in Shopian. “Yet another dastardly attack by coward terrorists in Shopian. We strongly condemn this heinous act of violence. My condolences to the family,” Lone said.
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari termed the killing an “act of cowardice” aimed to “vitiate the peaceful atmosphere”.
CPI(M) leader and former legislator M Y Tarigami asked how long this bloodletting will go on.
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