Today, J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik issued a clarification over the statements he had made during a speech. On Sunday he had said the terrorists should kill the ‘corrupt politicians’ instead of killing the security forces. However, Malik has now clarified that he made those statements in a fit of anger. He said that he was frustrated with the rampant corruption in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu&Kashmir Governor,SP Malik to ANI on his statement over corruption in Kashmir & asking terrorists to gun down those who looted their state& country rather than attacking the security forces: Whatever I said was in a fit of anger and frustration due to rampant corruption here pic.twitter.com/ZCvLu9x12p
— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2019
He also said, “As Governor, I should have not made such a comment, but my personal feeling is the same as I said. Many political leaders & big bureaucrats are steeped in corruption in Jammu and Kashmir”.
J&K Governor, Satya Pal Malik to ANI: As Governor, I should have not made such a comment, but my personal feeling is the same as I said. Many political leaders & big bureaucrats are steeped in corruption here. https://t.co/HBdWVaQRHb
— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2019
The Governer had sparked a row yesterday after he had stated that terrorists should kill corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who have robbed their state instead of killing Policemen and SPOs. The Governor had said this while addressing the locals at Kargil.
He had said, “These youth with guns, they are killing PSOs and SPOs, why are you killing them? You should kill those who have looted Kashmir, have you killed anyone from them? They lose their lives for nothing. In India, nobody can bend the government with guns.”
Responding to his statements, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said that if any politician or bureaucrat is killed in the state, then it must be considered as the execution of Governor’s order.
Save this tweet – after today any mainstream politician or serving/retired bureaucrat killed in J&K has been murdered on the express orders of the Governor of J&K Satyapal Malik.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 21, 2019
Satya Palik Malik while responding to Abdullah called him a “political juvenile”.
#WATCH J&K Governor, SP Malik to ANI on National Conference leader Omar Abdullah’s tweet over his statement: He is a political juvenile tweeting on everything, see the reaction to his tweets and you will find out. pic.twitter.com/3rLMwN1jpv
— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2019
Just a few days ago, a Personal Security Officer (PSO) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Sajad Mufti was shot dead in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir in Anantnag district. About a week ago 3 CRPF jawans were martyred and several others were injured when a patrol team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) came under terrorist attack in Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir.
