Congress hits out at PDP over Tral encounter

Hitting out at the ruling PDP over the killing of a youth in Tral, Congress leader Nawang Rigzin Jora today said the government cannot absolve itself from its responsibilities and the party ministers and MLAs should apologise for the incident instead of condemning it.
"I find it amusing that some of the ministers and MLAs of PDP have condemned the recent killing of a relative of a terrorist in Tral. Rather than condemning it, they should have apologized for it," the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader told reporters here.
"Isn't all this happening under their Mufti government? You cannot keep away the government in terms of responsibility from the action of the security forces, and absolve itself of any blame. None but the Chief Minister is responsible and answerable if the claims of innocence of the deceased is true," Jora said.

Khalid Muzaffar was yesterday killed in an encounter with security forces in forests of Tral area in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, sparking protests by local residents who claimed he was a civilian.