Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said not every citizen of Jammu and Kashmir was linked to terrorism. He said viewing every Kashmiri with suspicion makes it very hard to keep people on the right track.
During a brief media interaction in Jammu, CM Omar gave his reaction on the very first day of the incident.
Omar said, “No amount of condemnation of this incident is enough. The brutal killing of innocent people in this manner is unacceptable; no religion allows this. The investigation is going on, and all culprits must be punished.”
Pointing to the ongoing raids in the UT, Omar said, “Not every person in Jammu and Kashmir is a terrorist or associated with terrorists. These are just a few people who have always tried to disrupt peace and brotherhood here.”
“Unfortunately, when we start looking at every person in Jammu and Kashmir and every Kashmiri Muslim with distrust, and start portraying every Kashmiri Muslim as a terrorist, it becomes very difficult to keep people on the right path,” he said.
Omar also termed the ongoing hate campaign on social media targeting Kashmiri Muslims as unfortunate.
He said every Kashmiri should not be subjected to vilification. Those responsible for this incident must be punished, but innocent people must not be harmed.
He added that many times, educated people were found involved in such acts, but innocent people should be kept out of this.
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