Srinagar, Jan. 18 -- Hurriyat-M chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq criticised Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh for his remarks terming 2018 as a remarkable year for the force for killing 250 militants.
"The statement of Army (commander) that 2018 was a remarkable year for them in Kashmir as they killed over 250 militants is extremely unfortunate," the Mirwaiz told a Friday congregation at Jama Masjid here.
He was responding to the remarks of Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh in which he reportedly said that 2018 has been a "great year for the security forces as more than 250 terrorists were killed, 54 were caught alive and four surrendered to the forces."
The Mirwaiz claimed many Army officers have in their write-ups and lectures admitted that ...