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Her remark comes five days after terrorists opened fire in Baisaran Meadows, a popular tourist spot in Jammu-Kashmir’s Pahalgam. As many as 26 tourists were killed in the attack.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti | File Image/PTI
With security agencies launching a massive operation against the terror ecosystem active in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the Centre should tread carefully and avoid alienating innocent people while acting against terrorists.
“The Indian Government must tread with caution and carefully distinguish between terrorists and civilians following the recent Pahalgam attack. It must not alienate innocent people, especially those opposing terror,” Mufti said in a post on X.
Referring to the crackdown launched by the government after the Pahalgam terror attack, the former chief minister alleged, “There are reports of thousands being arrested and scores of houses of common Kashmiris being demolished along with those of militants.” “Appeal Government to direct the authorities to take care that innocent people are not made to feel the brunt as alienation aids terrorists goals of division and fear,” she added.
Terrorists opened fire in Baisaran meadows, dubbed ’mini Switzerland’ near the tourist hub of Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon, killing 26 people, mostly tourists.
It is the worst attack in Kashmir since the Pulwama strike in 2019 when 40 CRPF personnel were killed.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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