PDP president and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday condemned the killing of two children in an attack on their house in Manipur, terming it horrific.
“The killing of two innocent children in Manipur by a military-grade weapon is deeply condemnable & horrific,” the former chief minister said in a post on X.
Without naming anyone, she said the “pin-drop silence” on the issue was more disturbing.
More disturbing is the pin-drop silence & inaction of those in power who prioritize political campaigns over basic human rights & justice. People are treated as expendables & wooed only during the time of elections. In times of crisis their safety is conveniently discarded,” she added. A 5-year-old boy and a six-month-old girl died. When suspected militants hurled a bomb at a house in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Tuesday last. The incident triggered protests in the state.
