Stop treating civilians like militants in Kashmir, Congress tells govt in RS

'Should same bullets that are used on militants be used on innocent civilians ' Congress asked.

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday sharpened its sword against BJP-led government and accused it of failing to differentiate between civilians and militants in Kashmir during the unrest that followed after the killing of Hizbul militant Burhan Wani.

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad hit out at the Centre in the Rajya Sabha over the current situation in Kashmir.

\"Should locals be treated same way we treat militants Should same bullets that are used on militants be used on innocents ,\" asked Nabi.

“Governments are run on trust & faith, but people of J&K have a sense of mistrust towards the current Government. I'm not saying that Kashmiri people had complete faith when Cong was in power, but there was a sense of trust in some corner,” he added.

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Noting that the session is taking place just ahead of the 70th Independence Day, Modi said he was confident that discussions of the highest standard will be held.

Addressing the media outside Parliament at the start of the Monsoon session, the Prime Minister said that based on the talks with all parties over the last few days, the prevailing mood was to take \"very good decisions so that the country can move ahead on the path of development with greater speed\".