NEW DELHI: India expressed dismay at the “one sided” nature of the United States statement calling for restraint by the Indian security forces against demonstrators in Kashmir.
An external affairs ministry spokesman said there appeared to be no mention of the incessant and continuing violations of the human rights by the militants, It described Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq a Kashmiri religious leader who ‘was shot dead on Monday, as the most recent and unfortunate example.
“The US State Department spokesman remarks are apparently based on an incorrect assessment of the actual facts on the ground,” the spokesman said in reply to queries about the latest US. Position on the situation in Kashmir. The US administration on Wednesday put on record its concern at the negative effect of the Indian security forces handling of the violence which erupted after the murder of the Mirwaiz.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 1, 1990
