Terrorists Targeted Three Panchayat Representatives In 12 Days
Terrorists targeted three panchayat representatives in 12 days. Sameer Ahmed Butt suddenly reached his home from Srinagar on the afternoon of 8th March.
In the evening, his neighbor Saqib along with a friend came to meet him. As Sameer came out of the room into the courtyard, Saqib and his friend fired two bullets into his chest.
After that, he ran away from there. Sameer was the sarpanch and both Saqib and his friend were jihadis.
Two days later, on Friday night, Sarpanch Shabbir Ahmed was killed in Adura in South Kashmir under almost similar circumstances.
Terrorists have killed three panchayat representatives in Kashmir in the last 12 days and there is a strong apprehension of an increase in such incidents in the coming days,
Terrorists targeted three panchayat representatives: The electoral process in Jammu and Kashmir is beginning to be felt.
Sensing the situation, the security agencies have also started reviewing the security arrangements of the Panchayat representatives afresh.
IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar himself has decided the strategy to strengthen the security cover of Panch-Sarpanches in a high-level meeting in Kulgam on Saturday.
They are being provided safe residential facilities in the district headquarters. Apart from this, an SOP has also been issued for them with all the precautions to do and what not to do.
Terrorists and separatists have always been against the strengthening of democracy and elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
The participation of common people in the elections strengthens India’s stand on Kashmir at the international level as well as exposes the so-called independence agenda of Kashmir run by Pakistan.
Therefore, whenever elections are held in Kashmir, Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI gives the first decree to the terrorists and separatists operating in Kashmir to ensure the boycott of the elections.
Along with this, apart from the leaders and workers belonging to various political parties by the terrorists, Panch- The process of targeting the sarpanches, threatening them starts.
During the last two to three years in the valley, about two dozen panchayat representatives have been killed by terrorists.
Terrorists targeted three panchayat representatives: Ignoring the security of Panches-Sarpanches: Omar.
Expressing anger over the killing of panchayat representatives, NC VP and former CM Omar Abdullah said that when a political worker is killed, we fulfill our responsibility by expressing condolences.
Then a few days later the murder happens again and we express our regret. nothing changes. This vicious cycle of violence continues here for the last 32 years.
These people carry the torch of the Indian Constitution to strengthen democracy at the grassroots level, but their security is being neglected the most.
Election conspiracy.
Kashmir affairs expert Rashid Rahi said that the terror attacks on Panch Sarpanches are worrying. These should not be dismissed by merely linking them with law and order.
He said that the process of delimitation is about to end and elections can be announced in Jammu and Kashmir. In rural areas, Panch-Sarpanch is most active in motivating the common people to vote.
Voting takes place in villages only. That’s why the terrorists have started a conspiracy to target him from now on.
Their two motives are solved for this, firstly, creating fear among the common people by disturbing the normalcy in Kashmir.
Secondly, forcing the common people to keep their distance from the electoral process.
The killing of panchayat representatives can almost bring the political stir in rural areas to a standstill and he wants this.
Almost all the Panchayat representatives are associated with one or the other political party. Panchayat representatives are easy targets for terrorists.
If no current Panch-Sarpanch is found, then he will target any former Panchayat representative.
The investigation of the murders should be handed over to the NIA.
All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference chairman Anil Sharma said that the investigation into the killings of panchayat representatives since 2011 should be handed over to the NIA.
Panch-Sarpanch is killed in front of everyone, but no terrorist is caught.
The Panch-Sarpanch and his family are scared of these terrorist attacks. Many panchayat representatives are pressurizing their relatives to resign.
If this happens, the drum that is being played for the success of the Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be completely torn apart.
Its impact will also be on the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming times.
