Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the recent targeted killings were aimed at provoking security forces and eventually fuelling street protests, “as militancy is on its last leg in the Kashmir Valley”.
“These acts were out of desperation. When a candle is about to extinguish, it flicks intensely. Our security forces have gone all out against them. Terrorism in its last stage in J&K,” Mr. Sinha, who inaugurated the Eklavya Model Residential School, and laid foundation stone for a new Tribal Youth Hostel at Kulgam, said.
He said the killings of innocent people were “well-planned to provoke police and security forces to commit a mistake and create a situation for street protests”.
