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J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik has regretted his remark asking “militants to go after corrupt politicians and bureaucrats,” a statement that drew sharp reactions from regional parties on Monday. “As Governor, I should not have made such a comment. But my personal feeling is what I said. Many political leaders and big bureaucrats are steeped in corruption here,” Mr. Malik said. “The statement was made in a fit of anger and frustration due to rampant corruption in J&K.” Mr. Malik irked regional parties with the remark he made in Kargil on Sunday. “These boys [militants] who have picked up guns are killing their own people; they are killing PSOs [personal security officers] and SPOs [special police officers]. Why are you killing them? Kill those who have looted the wealth of Kashmir. Have you killed any of them?” the Governor had said. National Conference (NC) vice-president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, “Save this tweet — after today any mainstream politician or serving/retired bureaucrat killed in J&K has been murdered on the express orders of the Governor of J&K Satyapal Malik,” tweeted Mr. Abdullah. “This man, ostensibly a responsible man occupying a constitutional position… Perhaps the man should find out about his own reputation in Delhi these days before sanctioning unlawful killings and kangaroo courts,” Mr. Abdullah had said.
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/governor-of-jk-regrets-remark/article28666047.ece
