JK News Today

Jammu, January 11:

Saying that militants are their own children and their killing is the collective failure, PDP MLA Aijaz Ahmad Mir has triggered a new war of words over the killing of more than 200 militants in Kashmir in year 2017.

Talking to the media persons outside the assembly, PDP MLA from Wachi constituency in Shopian of South Kashmir, Mir, a young and first timer legislator said, “The militants are our own children, their killing doesn’t  gives is happiness.”

He questioned that for how long it will continue, “We beat the drums on the elimination of 200 militants, but this process will continue and has to stop somewhere.”

“We will get nothing out of these killings of either civilians or militants,” he said and added that all those Kashmiris, who belonged to Kashmir including militants are brothers and termed them martyrs.

Mir also said that the interlocutor on Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma should hold talks with hurriyat and militants.

The PDP MLA’s statement was condemned by BJP MLA Ravinder Raina and termed militants as anti-nationals and not brothers and children of humanity.