Jammu and Kashmir’s Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Wednesday hailed the National Investigative Agency (NIA) for taking action against the Hurriyat leaders who allegedly received funds from neighboring Pakistan to use in terror-related activities in the Valley.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a seminar titled “Peace in Jammu and Kashmir: Challenges and Opportunities” at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) he said, “The NIA has actually exposed the Hurriyat that has been receiving funds from Pakistan and killing innocent people in the Valley.”
When asked for his reaction to a Jammu and Kashmir police report that stated that Farooq Ahmed Dar, who was used a “human shield” by the Army, was in fact a voter, Singh said that he was not aware of it.
“The state government, however, don’t support what Major Leetul Gogoi had done but his intentions were very clear and positive as Dar was the mastermind and a leader of stone pelters.
Everything is fair in love and war. And, it was a proxy war,” he said.“Why there is always discussions on human rights of the terrorists? What about the rights of security forces and people like Pinky Kaur, Ayub Pandith and Lt. Umar Fayaz?” Dar added.Speaking on the Rohingya refugee issue, he said that they are “foreigners” who had illegally settled across the country.
“They have illegally entered India and have a presence in the Jammu and Samba districts.
The state is working on shifting them as there was a potential of Pakistan using them as terrorists,” he said.
On another note, the Singh also discussed the importance of Sufism in Kashmir and how the region was developing as a peace constituency.
“Sufism is the soul of Kashmir and this soul will never be allowed to be hijacked by a handful of terrorists,” he said, adding efforts were being made to revive Sufism and Shaivism in Kashmir.
RELEVANT MATTERS
- He said Rohingya Muslims are foreigners who had illegally settled in the country
- He also discussed the importance of Sufism in Kashmir and how the region was developing as a peace constituency
