July 23, 2019
A hugely controversial statement by , Jammu and Kashmir Governor
Satya Pal Malik, made at a public meeting, continues to attract
strong condemnation and outrage.
At a public meeting Malik said that terrorists should “kill corrupt
politicians who have looted the entire wealth” of the state” rather than
innocent people and security personnel.
These boys who have picked up guns are killing their own people, they are
killing PSOs (personal security officer) and SPOs (special police
officers). Why are you killing them? Kill those who have looted the wealth
of Kashmir. Have you killed any of them?. – Satya Pal Malik,
Governor, Jammu and Kashmir
Malik’s comments attracted outrage from many people and after the backlash,
he clarified that he had spoken “in a fit of anger and frustration” due to
rampant corruption. “As Governor, I should have not made such a comment, but
my personal feeling is the same as I said. Many political leaders and big
bureaucrats are steeped in corruption here,” he told a news agency.
Malik’s statement comes after a series of comments accusing “big families” of
Kashmir of acquiring properties across the world by looting public money. He
has often accused political leaders of Kashmir of corruption and having no
mass support because of the poor turnout in elections. “The big families who
have ruled Kashmir have got unlimited wealth. They have one house in
Srinagar, one in Delhi, Dubai, one in London and elsewhere. They are
shareholders in big hotels. It is the common man of Kashmir who is
suffering,” he said.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said
on Twitter, “Save this tweet – after today any mainstream politician or
serving/retired bureaucrat killed in J&K has been murdered on the express
orders of the Governor of J&K Satyapal Malik. This man, ostensibly a
responsible man occupying a constitutional position, tells militants to kill
politicians perceived to be corrupt. Perhaps the man should find out about
his own reputation in Delhi these days before sanctioning unlawful killings
and kangaroo courts,” said Abdullah.
Source: https://newzhook.com/story/jk-governor-slammed-for-saying-terrorists-should-kill-politicians
