Setting up of SITs on civilian deaths cosmetic: Separatists

Kashmiri separatists today termed as "cosmetic" the decision of the state government to set up Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to probe the civilian deaths that occurred during last year's unrest.
They also slammed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for pinning blame on them in connection with the unrest and also targeted the opposition parties, saying they were indulging in "drama".
"Since 1990 over one lakh Kashmiris have been killed... and then in a show of concern, cosmetic measures of setting up inquiry commissions are announced with no results," said a joint statement issued by chairman of hardline Hurriyat Syed Ali Shah Geelani, moderate Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF leader Mohammad Yasin Malik.

Mehbooba had yesterday announced setting up of SITs at district level to probe the killing of civilians during mob control by security forces during the 5-month unrest last year.
The people of Kashmir outrightly reject the "brazen lies" and "senseless" arguments, they said while referring to Mehbooba's statement yesterday that Pakistan and separatists were to blame for the unrest and derailing the dialogue process.
Referring to the concern voiced in the state Assembly by opposition parties over the killing of civilians during mob control by security forces, the statement said, "Unwanted uproar and deceitful hue and cry by the opposition in the Assembly is nothing but a drama.