New Delhi: Terming the killing of a 21-year-old girl by militants in Kashmir as "shameful", Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today said he was saddened by the
silence of human rights groups on the issue.
"I feel sad that those who are shouting for human
rights all over are not speaking a word about the girl who was
shot by the militants. It is shameful," he said.
The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy was
speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to launch
the scheme for 'Implementation of Generation Based Incentives
(GBI) for Grid Interactive Wind Power Projects'.
Sheeraza Akhtar, 20, a resident of Shopian in Jammu
and Kashmir, was shot dead by suspected militants on Tuesday
evening.
Abdullah, however, refused to comment on the Shopian
case probed by CBI, saying "I have not read it and I can't
comment on it."
Asked about his views on the demand for smaller
states, Abdullah said, "I have already said that personally
I am not in favour of these small states."
PTI
First Published: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 14:20