Sharma Commission submits its report
Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, Apr 30: The
Justice O.P Sharma Commission of Inquiry, which inquired about the
circumstances leading to death of Kuldeep Verma during Amarnath Land row had
submitted its report to government. However the report has not been made public
in view of High Court orders.
Commission was
established by government to inquire about the circumstances under which
Kuldeep Verma had committed suicide in 2008 during the Amarnath land agitation.
His death has sparked large scale violence which plunged entire region in
turmoil for more than two months.
Later, government had
constituted a commission headed by the Justice O.P Sharma to look into the
death and alleged disrespect shown to the body during cremation by police.
The case was also
challenged by police officials allegedly involved in the incident who had
alleged that Sangrash Samiti was trying to influence the proceeding in Jammu
High Court.
Then SSP Alok Kumar,
SP Shailendra Singh and DySPs ML Kaith and Swatanter Arora had figured in
various affidavits submitted to the commission.
Sources said that
nearly Rs 10 lakh was spent every year on the commission, but the due to the
lethargic attitude of the Samiti and even Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the case
file is gathering dust in Kashmir valley.
“BJP got 11 seats in
Legislative Assembly due to the Amarnath agitation and they have forgotten
everything. They never gave a second look to the youth who died in the
agitation”, said another former Samiti leader and trader. What has BJP and
Samiti leaders don’t to implement the agreement signed between the Government
and the Samiti members.
In November 2008, the
Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti had strongly reacted to what it termed a
“dubious conspiracy to win over the witnesses and hoodwink the proceedings”
after the allegations by the police officials.
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