"My earnest appeal to people is please do not allow these political parties, who are putting political interest above human interest, to exploit your sentiments, to exploit the situation," he had said. The Chief Minister, while assuring that justice will bedone, had urged people to dismiss rumours about the situation in Kishtwar and other affected areas.
The Chief Minister said the inquiry will be held by a retired judge of the High Court and its outcome will be made public.
"The inquiry will be held by a retired High Court judge in a time-bound manner to establish the facts and share them publicly," he said. The decision was taken at a high-level ministerial meeting chaired by the Chief Minister in Jammu today.
Communal clashes broke out in Kishtwar area of Jammu province on Eid day which later spread to other parts of the region including Jammu city and Rajouri town.
The state government has imposed curfew and prohibitory orders on movement of people in most parts of the Jammu region including Kathua and Doda district Earlier, the state government had ordered an inquiry by the Divisional Commissioner in to the incident and promised severe punishment to those found responsible for death and destruction in Kishtwar. Omar had yesterday accused BJP of trying to flare up violence in the state and appealed to people not to allow any political party to exploit their sentiments.
Omar said some political parties were trying to fuel clashes with an eye on next year's Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections.
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