Cong for independent commission of inquiry in Kishtwar clashes

Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress has asked the state government to set up an independent commission of inquiry to probe the causes behind the violence in Kishtwar.
Besides, the party has also asked for an investigation into the allegations by the people that administrative laxity led to lawlessness in the region.
"Only by holding people accountable and understanding the reasons for communal tensions can we hope to prevent such incidents in the future", J-K Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Saif-Uddin-Soz said in statement here.
Congress calls on the state government to form an independent commission of inquiry, comprising of eminent citizens of Jammu and Kashmir, to probe the causes of violence in Kishtwar and allegations levelled by the people against administrative laxity.

Soz asked the state government to immediately send a high-level Group of Ministers led by the Deputy Chief Minister to Kishtwar to assess the situation, meet members of civil society and ensure that sustainable peace returns to Kishtwar.
He also urged the government to provide adequate relief to the sufferers by way of compensation for loss of life and property.

Several political parties, including BJP, have blamed Minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo for the clashes between the two communities and demanded a high-level probe by independent authority.
Clashes between two communities left two people dead and at least 20 injured, several business establishments and vehicles gutted in arson in Kishtwar district where curfew was clamped and Army called in to assist the local administration in maintaining law and order yesterday.

Congress condemns the act of violence that has disturbed peace in Kishtwar on a day when people celebrate Eid together in the state, he said.