Union Minister Jitendra Singh today called for a probe into all "suspicious" deaths in Jammu and Kashmir be it of a militant or anybody else.
"There should be a probe into every suspicious death in Kashmir whether it is a militant or anybody else. Now that the new government is in the place, we have high hopes of justice from them.
"This issue will be brought to their notice. Let it start from the probe of (famous poet and writer) Sarwanund Premi's death," Singh said at a function of Kashmiri Pandits here.
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The minister asked,"We have paid tributes to Kashmiri Pandit martyrs including Premi several times in the past and continuing with it. Has anybody among you questioned who is responsible for his kidnapping and killing. Was anybody identified and punished for his killing?"
The Union Minister in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said, "This is the occasion to unitedly raise the demand and institute an inquiry into the death of Premi and this will show the way to others".
"The way we are respecting the Constitution and society... Those people whosoever it may be have been killed in any situation, be militant or anybody else... Even killing of a militant is also condemnable... Should be probed," Singh said.
Under Modi's governance, inquiries have been instituted against security forces and Army, then why not the same yardstick is applied to those who have engineered killings of innocent people belonging to Kashmiri Pandit community, he asked.
"Let us start from here by ordering probe over killing of Premi. KPs should also demand an inquiry," he said.
On the release of youth involved in stone pelting in Kashmir Valley, he said,"The government has a bigger vision on this that if any youth wants to return back to national mainstream, he should be welcomed and helped besides giving him morale boost."
"In Kashmir Valley, some youth are being released who are involved in smaller cases. We have no objection to it. But youth of Jammu against whom cases have been slapped during Amarnath land row should also be released," he added.
"When we talk about the equitable development of the state, it is not in physical terms, it should be in psychological terms," he said.
