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BJP slams J&K govt over Jaitley’s detention

press trust of india New Delhi, 11 August The BJP today slammed as undemocratic its leader Arun Jaitley being stopped…

press trust of india
New Delhi, 11 August
The BJP today slammed as undemocratic its leader Arun Jaitley being stopped at Jammu airport from visiting riot-hit Kishtwar and accused the Jammu and Kashmir government of not allowing the truth to come out in the communal
clashes.
Mr Jaitley said there was “anarchy” and “non-accountability” in Kishtwar as no arrests had been made so far in the violence. “Unfortunately, the state government does not want the truth to come out…There is complete anarchy and non-accountability.
“…It is widely perceived that a Minister of (state) government who belongs to Kishtwar town is behind this. Officers like the SP and the Collector posted by him for hours remained silent spectators when this violence was on…,” Mr Jaitley said on his return to Delhi. Terming the decision to detain Mr Jaitley as “undemocratic”, Mr Narendra Modi alleged “it shows that the state government does not want the truth to come out.”
Accusing Omar Abdullah of failing to protect the minorities in the state, BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said, “The Omar government has failed to handle the situation.” Mr Hussain said his party had alerted and warned the state government earlier of the impending situation when Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mrs Sushma Swaraj spoke to Mr Omar Abdullah. “What if the Home Minister or Prime Minister of the country wants to visit the area, how can the state government stop them from visiting the state,” Mr Hussain asked.
BJP Spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said there are disturbing reports both from people at the spot as well as news media that “the MOS Home Mr Sajjad Kitchloo was in the area where the trouble happened and was at best a mute spectator. We demand that to restore confidence especially in the minority community in Kashmir, Mr Kitchloo be removed pending an impartial inquiry on his role in the riots in Kishtwar.”

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