Administration must wake up from deep slumber: CPI(M) ‘People suffering from winter vagaries; scarcity of essentials

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 Srinagar, Jan 24: Expressing serious concern over the erratic power supply and scarcity of essential commodities including ration, hospital supplies and LPG in the Valley, CPI (M) senior leader, Ghulam Nabi Malik said the government must ensure that people in Kashmir are not neglected and sufficient arrangements are made so that they can cope up with the winter vagaries.In a statement, Malik said the prevailing poor power supply has virtually left the life in Valley out of gear and the people face tremendous hardships due non availability of ration, sugar, kerosene oil and LPG.“Many parts of the valley are still inaccessible because of snow. And there are many areas where poor snow clearance has created difficulties for the commuters. Not only the freezing temperature but the unscheduled power cuts and inadequate supply of LPG cylinders has aggravated the situation further. The authorities seem hardly bothered about the problems faced by the common people in Valley,” the CPI (M) leader remarked.

Army’s closure report in Pathribal in contradiction to CBI findings’ Act on CBI report, punish the guilty: AMM

Srinagar, Jan 24: Stating that the Army’s closure report in Pathribal case exonerating its accused officials is in contradiction to the CBI findings, Awami Mutahida Mahaz has demanded a swift action on the CBI report in which the army officials were indicted for the cold blooded murder of five civilians.The AMM is of the opinion that army’s decision to close the case drawn on hasty conclusions not only deprive the justice to the victims of human rights violations but further erode the credibility of the institutions of probity and fairness.“The closure report has created a lot of confusion as the CBI has already established a case against the army officials describing the killing of five civilians at Pathribal as a cold blooded murder. In such circumstances, we are of the opinion that the government should without any delay act on the CBI findings