With opposition members raising concern over the situation in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir, the union government on Monday assured that the violence has been controlled in the area and asserted that the repeat of forced migration witnessed in 1990 will not be allowed.
Finance minister P Chidambaram, who made a statement in Rajya Sabha on behalf of indisposed Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, said that a judicial inquiry into the communal clashes in Kishtwar district would be conducted, and the state government would be asked to make it a credible inquiry.
The minister also dismissed apprehension raised by the opposition that the situation could go out of hand and lead to a repeat of 1990 when the entire Kashmir Pandit community was forced to leave the Valley. ‘We will not allow repetition of 1990. We will not allow forced migration. We will not allow forced resettlement,’ said Chidamabaram.
Earlier, the House saw an impromptu discussion on the situation in the state after Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley raised the issue of violence that began in Kishtwar town on Friday last and spread to other areas of Jammu province. ‘The violence in Kishtwar and adjoining areas involves the sovereignty and integrity of the country and should not be seen only as a clash between two communities,’ said Jaitley.
Comparing the events to the violence in 1990 in the Valley that had compelled a community to leave, he said when the violence occurred last week, the state government officials had not taken enough measures to control the situation. ‘This incidence is not just an inter-community conflict,’ said Jaitley, adding that flags of another country were waved and pictures of a convict given death sentence displayed. Hitting out at the state government, Jaitley said the state of Jammu and Kashmir is not property of any one family.
BSP chief Mayawati also sought imposition of President’s Rule in Jammu & Kashmir for failure to check violence in Kishtwar area. She said the son of her party functionary was shot during the violence.
Finance minister P Chidambaram, who made a statement in Rajya Sabha on behalf of indisposed Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, said that a judicial inquiry into the communal clashes in Kishtwar district would be conducted, and the state government would be asked to make it a credible inquiry.
The minister also dismissed apprehension raised by the opposition that the situation could go out of hand and lead to a repeat of 1990 when the entire Kashmir Pandit community was forced to leave the Valley. ‘We will not allow repetition of 1990. We will not allow forced migration. We will not allow forced resettlement,’ said Chidamabaram.
Earlier, the House saw an impromptu discussion on the situation in the state after Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley raised the issue of violence that began in Kishtwar town on Friday last and spread to other areas of Jammu province. ‘The violence in Kishtwar and adjoining areas involves the sovereignty and integrity of the country and should not be seen only as a clash between two communities,’ said Jaitley.
Comparing the events to the violence in 1990 in the Valley that had compelled a community to leave, he said when the violence occurred last week, the state government officials had not taken enough measures to control the situation. ‘This incidence is not just an inter-community conflict,’ said Jaitley, adding that flags of another country were waved and pictures of a convict given death sentence displayed. Hitting out at the state government, Jaitley said the state of Jammu and Kashmir is not property of any one family.
BSP chief Mayawati also sought imposition of President’s Rule in Jammu & Kashmir for failure to check violence in Kishtwar area. She said the son of her party functionary was shot during the violence.