(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India
(Marxist)
Vol. XXXIV
No.
27
July
04,
2010
End Violence in Kashmir
The Polit Bureau
of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued the following
statement on June 30, 2010.
THE
Polit Bureau expresses its serious concern about the situation in
Kashmir. In the past few weeks, there have been deaths of a number of
young men and teenagers due to police firing at a number of places in
the valley. Beginning with the death of a teenage student, there has
been an escalation of protest and confrontation which has led to the
loss of eight young lives till June 29. The CPI(M) conveys its
heartfelt sympathy to those families who have lost their young ones. The anger of the people erupted
after the first incident. Firm action should be taken by the state
government and the central authorities to curb the excessive use of
force. Subsequently, deliberate attempts have been made to pit young
men against the paramilitary forces and the police. It is essential
that the police forces exercise restraint and youth do not fall prey to
the instigation to go in for confrontations with the security forces. What is evident from these
widespread protests across the valley is the deep alienation affecting
the people. The UPA government has not taken any step to further the
political dialogue towards a settlement of the outstanding issues. It
is incumbent upon the UPA government to take immediate steps in this
direction.
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