Outrage in Kashmir over denial of justice: CPI-M

NEW DELHI - Advising the government to stop behaving as if it is "occupying" power in Jammu and Kashmir, CPI-M member Brinda Karat today said people whose children were killed in police firing are outraged over "denial of justice".

Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, she said 117 people were killed in these incidents last year but not even a single constable has been punished.

She said the government should "stop behaving like occupying people."

Four MPs including Karat had recently gone to Srinagar to attend a women's conference where the problems faced by the people of the state were narrated to them.

The conference was organised by the Centre-appointed interlocutors, she said.

She said there was "outrage" among people who said justice was not given to them.

Karat said of the 117 cases, only 37 FIRs have been registered and no independent inquiry was conducted in a time bound manner.

"Even today, young people are being called to police stations and threatened... women say that every time they enter universities, they are asked to show their identity cards. They are asking is it not their own country", she said adding that it was "militarisation of the entire Valley".National Headlines