Fresh probe ordered into 2000 Chittisinghpora massacre in Kashmir | India News

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha (@diprjk X/ANI Photo)

SRINAGAR: J&Okay lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha introduced Saturday a contemporary investigation into the 2000 Chittisinghpora massacre, when Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 35 Sikhs in Anantnag district throughout US president Bill Clinton’s India go to.Sinha made the announcement after assembly a delegation from Shaheed Singhs Welfare Organisation led by chairman S Jagjeet Singh, which demanded an inquiry and reduction measures for victims’ households. The group sought compassionate appointments beneath SRO-43, welfare advantages on a par with non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits, reservation in govt faculties and universities, and monetary assist to construct a memorial at Chittisinghpora.A govt spokesperson mentioned Sinha assured the households that “a thorough inquiry will be conducted and justice will be served”. He additionally promised compassionate jobs for eligible kin and monetary assist for self-employment. “The issues and grievances of families of the civilians martyred in the massacre will be addressed with utmost sensitivity and on priority,” the spokesman quoted Sinha as saying.SRO-43 refers to compassionate appointment guidelines, a scheme that gives employment alternatives to dependent relations of a govt employee who dies in harness or because of militancy-related motion. SRO-43 has been changed by J&Okay rehabilitation help scheme (RAS) in 2022, which launched a merit-based screening system for compassionate appointments.