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We are shocked by such a heavy death toll in J-K: CPI(M)
KASHMIR-KARAT
Srinagar, Aug 23 (PTI) Terming the situation in Jammu and
Kashmir as "extremely serious", the Communist Party of India
(Marxist) on Monday said it was shocked by the heavy death
toll in the violence in the state.
"The situation is extremely serious. We are appalled and
shocked at such a heavy death toll. 62 people have died so
far. There is no justification whatsoever for the deaths of
such a large number of people," party General Secretary
Prakash Karat told reporters here.
Karat, who was in the state along with other party
leaders, said they wanted to convey the deep sense of sympathy
and condolence to all those families who have lost their dear
ones in the over two months of unrest in the valley.
"We also feel that the Central government and the state
government of Jammu and Kashmir have tried to deal with it
(unrest) as a purely law and order issue and resorted to
administrative measures," he said.
Karat said there are newspaper reports that people below
the age of 18 years were being put in jail and added that the
juvenile law in the state was very defective.
"I read in the newspaper reports about cases of children
less than 18 years put to jail...You can't put 15-16 year old
in jail. If the charge is throwing stones at the police, they
can't be put in jail for that," he added.
The Valley was rocked by violence following the death of
a teenager on June 11 after he was allegedly hit by a tear gas
shell near Rajouri Kadal area. After that, street protests
broke out in the Valley which has claimed 62 lives so far. PTI
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Srinagar, Aug 23 (PTI) Terming the situation in Jammu and
Kashmir as "extremely serious", the Communist Party of India
(Marxist) on Monday said it was shocked by the heavy death
toll in the violence in the state.
"The situation is extremely serious. We are appalled and
shocked at such a heavy death toll. 62 people have died so
far. There is no justification whatsoever for the deaths of
such a large number of people," party General Secretary
Prakash Karat told reporters here.
Karat, who was in the state along with other party
leaders, said they wanted to convey the deep sense of sympathy
and condolence to all those families who have lost their dear
ones in the over two months of unrest in the valley.
"We also feel that the Central government and the state
government of Jammu and Kashmir have tried to deal with it
(unrest) as a purely law and order issue and resorted to
administrative measures," he said.
Karat said there are newspaper reports that people below
the age of 18 years were being put in jail and added that the
juvenile law in the state was very defective.
"I read in the newspaper reports about cases of children
less than 18 years put to jail...You can't put 15-16 year old
in jail. If the charge is throwing stones at the police, they
can't be put in jail for that," he added.
The Valley was rocked by violence following the death of
a teenager on June 11 after he was allegedly hit by a tear gas
shell near Rajouri Kadal area. After that, street protests
broke out in the Valley which has claimed 62 lives so far. PTI
AMI
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