By Staff Reporter, Agence India Press
Jammu: Stating that violence in all its manifestations was condemnable, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today strongly condemned the killing of two teenaged sisters in Sopore by unknown gunmen late last evening.
Talking to media persons, Omar angrily asked, “Why this was done, I find it difficult to understand. Obviously no one has the guts to take responsibility and this brings out the contradictions in Kashmir. If there was the slightest indication of high handedness of the forces today the whole valley would have been up in flames but since terrorist are involved, condemnation, if any, is muted. All kinds of violence have to condemn.”
The two teen-aged girls were shot dead just half a kilometer away from their home. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the incident yet. There have been no protests following the incident and Sopore town remains relatively calm.
Showing his anger, Chief Minister wrote on his twitter page, “If you can’t condemn the killing of these two girls, irrespective of your political beliefs & do so without qualifying it then shame on you.”