Will stop ‘Operation All Out’, Says JKNC leader Dr Veeri

National Conference Leader and former Member of Legislative Council Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri Saturday said that his party if comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir will stop Army’s ‘Operation All Out’ currently underway in the state.

“National Conference has always preached single ideology. Ideology that wants the preservation of state’s special identity and we have always worked for dignity and honor of people. Any operation initiated against common people will condemned and National Conference will go opposite to all such operations,” Veeri told media reporter after addressing a workers meeting in Housing Colony Khanabal.

When asked that will National Conference stop ‘Operation All Out’ if it comes to power, Veeri responded in affirmation and said, “Yes, It is time to address the aspirations of people. It is genocide taking place here. Our kids are being killed every day. On one side you are saying that they misguided students then on the other side we bring full brigrade to kill them. This isn’t justice. It’s time to bring these kids to mainstream.”

On being asked how they (NC Government) will tackle militancy if the ‘Operation All Out’ is stopped, Veeri said that they too have faced such situation earlier but never went against the aspirations of people.

“We are worked before as well.  Governor adminstration has completely failed. They are taking arbitrary decisions. I challenge them to bring back 2014 situation. There were shortcomings but we will work and take into account the aspirations of people,” he added.

‘Operation All Out’-a major offensive against the militancy, was launched by Army last year to wipe out militancy in Kashmir particularly in South Kashmir. As many as 258 militants from various outfits were shortlisted for the operation, which has been launched strategically in parts of Kashmir.

Army Chief, J&K Director General of Police had commanded forces for achieving success and executing the ‘Operation All Out’ with great synergy in Kashmir. In 2017, Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have killed 48 militants. So far in 2018, Security forces killed 163 militants in Kashmir

Most encounters broke out in south Kashmir Anantnag, Pulwama and Shopian districts where 89 millitants were killed and in north Kashmir 39 millitants were eliminated.