'BJP-appointed Governor advocating terrorist strikes': Congress slams J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik over 'kill corrupts, not cops' appeal

A day after Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik made a controversial comment that the militants in the valley should kill the 'corrupt politicians' instead of killing the security forces, Indian National Congress (INC) took to Twitter and said that a governor is advocating terrorist strikes. On their official Twitter handle, it said that this happened first time in the history and asked that if not this what is mockery of India. 

Here is the tweet:

On Sunday, in a controversial statement, Satya Pal Mallik said, "These youth with guns, they are killing PSOs and SPOs, why are you killing them? You should kill those who have looted Kashmir, have you killed anyone from them? They lose their lives for nothing. In India, nobody can bend the government with guns." 

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Satya Pal Mallik's first statement after controversy

In a first statement after the controversial statement, Jammu and Kashmir Governor said : "Whatever I said was in a fit of anger and frustration due to rampant corruption in the state," said Malik speaking to news agency ANI. 

Regretting his comments, the Satya Pal Malik said that while he should not have made that statement as a Governor, his personal feeling over corrupt political leaders and bureaucrats is the same.  "As Governor, I should have not made such a comment, but my personal feeling is the same as I said. Many political leaders & big bureaucrats are steeped in corruption in Jammu and Kashmir, he added. 

He went on to hit out at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah over his tweet on his appeal to terrorists. Satya Pal Malik called Omar Abdullah a 'political juvenile' on every matter. "He is political juvenile tweeting on everything, see the reaction to his tweets and you will find out," Malik said. 

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Omar Abdullah slammed J&K governor:

Critising the governor on his comment, former J&K Chief Minister said that he will be responsible for all the killings by militants after he expressed his feelings. He slammed the Governor saying that he holds a constitutional position and before making such a statement he should go and check his own record in Delhi.