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Highway ban lifted for upcoming Amarnath Yatra, not for love of Kashmiris: Er Rasheed

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Srinagar: As authorities in J&K lifted the ban on civilian movement on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, AIP Chief, Er Rasheed asked what purpose the restrictions had served “except creating huge trouble to common masses and giving them a sense that they are second class citizens”.
Rasheed was reacting to Governor Satya Pal Malik’s statement that the decision to ban the traffic on national Highway had been taken “in national interest”.
Ridiculing Malik’s apology over imposing of ban on movement of civilian traffic on the highway, Rasheed said that the governor’s statement on apology was “full of contradiction”.
“On one hand, the governor offers apology for the huge inconvenience caused to masses due to the highway ban, but in the same breath, he claims that the decision to ban the traffic on national highway was taken in the national interest. People have a right to know that what purpose and national interest did the ban on national highway served except creating huge trouble to common masses and giving them a sense that they are second class citizens,” Rasheed said.
He said it was unfortunate that “putting Kashmiris in trouble one way of the other has become the easiest definition of nationalism”.
“The fact is that New Delhi is using J&K like an experimental laboratory and is doing all mischief just to find new ways to suppress voice of Kashmiris,” he added.
He asked governor Malik why he did not apologise “on other issues, which create huge anger and anguish among masses but still New Delhi claims to have taken those colonial steps in the national interest”.
“If Mr Satya Pal Malik wants to convey that he is feeling the sufferings of masses due to highway ban, he must have the moral courage to apologise for the cold blooded murder of Rizwan Pandit, an innocent unarmed school teacher who was brutally murdered by the cops through torture, few days back and must also apologize for other innocent deaths and use of force against unarmed Kashmiris,” Rasheed said.
It was obvious that the ban had been lifted because of upcoming Amarnath Yatra and not in love with Kashmiris, Rasheed added.
“Governor is trying to hide his failures and justify the decisions as the work on Srinagar Jammu Highway has also been reportedly stopped due to upcoming Yatra”.


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