The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that it would soon announce an amnesty for persons involved in stone-pelting incidents and withdraw cases registered against them.
‘The state government has decided to grant amnesty to the youths involved in such cases (stone pelting) and withdraw the FIRs registered against them,’Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar said in the assembly here.
He said chief minister Omar Abdullah would soon announce the scheme. The minister, however, did not give any more details about the scheme. Sagar was replying on a discussion on the issue of amnesty for the stone pelters raised by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Although the discussion was about amnesty for the youths facing cases for their involvement in stone-pelting protests, both ruling National Conference (NC) and PDP used it to score political points ahead of the assembly elections scheduled for later this year.
Initiating the discussion, PDP’s Abdul Rehman Veeri said his party had no intention of targeting the government but the issue was that of the future of the state. ‘People have spoken loud and clear (in the Lok Sabha polls) about the performance of this government.
‘The state government has decided to grant amnesty to the youths involved in such cases (stone pelting) and withdraw the FIRs registered against them,’Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar said in the assembly here.
He said chief minister Omar Abdullah would soon announce the scheme. The minister, however, did not give any more details about the scheme. Sagar was replying on a discussion on the issue of amnesty for the stone pelters raised by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Although the discussion was about amnesty for the youths facing cases for their involvement in stone-pelting protests, both ruling National Conference (NC) and PDP used it to score political points ahead of the assembly elections scheduled for later this year.
Initiating the discussion, PDP’s Abdul Rehman Veeri said his party had no intention of targeting the government but the issue was that of the future of the state. ‘People have spoken loud and clear (in the Lok Sabha polls) about the performance of this government.