Unmarked graves: Will act on rights body recommendations

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the State Human Rights Commission had sought a report from his government on the issue of the unidentified bodies buried in unmarked graves,and promised an appropriate action once the official rights watchdog came up with its final recommendations.

On setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission,Abdullah said he has floated this idea with a view to seeking Indo-Pak joint strategy in the form of Jammu and Kashmir-centric confidence-building measure so that all the aspects of militancy,its origin,its impact on people,issues of disappearance,migration and many more related concerns are studied threadbare and addressed accordingly for reconciliation and healing.

He said this commission could not be set up by his government unilaterally. This commission cannot be successful unless it comes up in both parts of Kashmir. It can look into the reasons as to why people opted for militancy,it would probe the disappearances,the issue of half widows. There are people Muslims,Sikhs and Hindus who left Kashmir for various reasons and it would look into that as well, he said. It would be a step towards reconciliation.

The Chief Minister said his government was clear that only those who are involved in militancy would be denied the clearance for a travel document,not their relatives.