Srinagar, April 25(Scoop News)- CPI (M) State Secretary Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has strongly condemned the attack on polling party in Shopian in which one polling officer was killed and five others were injured.
Terming the incident as unfortunate and inhuman, the CPI (M) leader has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and those injured.
Meanwhile Tarigami expressed solidarity with all the media persons who were assaulted by police in Kulgam while covering the elections.
He strongly condemned attack on journalists and stressed upon the government to look into their complaints of harassment, while performing their professional duties.
Meanwhile strongly condemning the killing of polling officer in Shopian area Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said violence has no place in a civilized society.
In a statement, a party spokesman said by splashing blood of innocents on the ground we won’t be able to achieve anything. Expressing solidarity with the bereaved family, the Spokesman said violence in any form is not acceptable in any case, as it would not solve our problems. He also prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured in the incident.
National Conference Spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu has said that National Conference condemns the killing of a polling officer in an incident of armed violence in Shopian which also resulted in three CRPF personnel receiving serious injuries.
Mattu has said that National Conference expresses grief and sorrow with the family of the bereaved officer who lost his life during the conduct of his official duty and also extends its sympathies with the injured in this incident.
It may be mentioned that Militants on Thursday evening near Handew, Nagbal on Shopian-Zainpora road fired upon a bus carrying polling staff and security personnel.
One polling officer namely Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq of Herpora, Shopian was killed and one polling staff member Zubair Ahmad Indrabi of Shopian, two CRPF personnel of 144Bn namely Sanjay Kumar and Vijay Kumar, one Policeman HC Ghulam Nabi and driver of the bus Manzoor Ahmad of Tral received bullet injuries.
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