Srinagar: Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik on Monday said that the killings of political workers cannot be linked to the withdrawal of their security.
He said that certain quarters are spreading rumors that the killings take place due to the security withdrawal
While addressing the media at the opening of Darbar move, Mr. Pal said, “We saw smooth conduct of Sarpanch elections in the state. So they (militants) now started targeted killings in the Valley.”
He termed the killings unfortunate, and said that the people who were killed were never “categorised”.
Adding that the government will sit within days time and discuss the withdrawal security, he said, “Chief Secretary will see if security withdrawal played any part in these killings or not,”
