Kashmir High Court Bar Association Monday said that debate over revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) by ruling coalition partners was meant to overshadow the growing public and international opinion about unmarked mass grave issue.
General Secretary the lawyers’ body, Ghulam Nabi Shaheen said that association wants complete demilitarization of the state. “Neither National Conference nor the Congress Party is interested in withdrawal of AFSPA but have enforced a debate on an issue to over shadow the gravity and increasing public and international opinion about unmarked mass grave issue,” he said, according to statement issued here.
It is pertinent to mention, he said, that even the European Parliament and the British Parliament debated upon the mass grave issue which has become a cause of concern for the government of India at international level.
“The international attention with regard to the unmarked mass grave issue has caused embracement to the Indian establishment in Jammu and Kashmir and across the globe; therefore, the so called state Govt. has been used to enforce a debate to mesmerize the public opinion and create a mirage to deceive the international opinion,” he said.
Shaheen said that the denial of the 15th Corpus Commander of Indian Army General Syed Atta Husnain about the discussions with regard to the withdrawal of the AFSPA in unified command meetings belies the Chief Minister Abdullah’s assertion that the sensitive issue was discussed in the unified command council meetings.
|Kashmir Dispatch|
