Punjab MP gets security cover for Kashmir sarpanches,panches

He had submitted that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba had threatened all sarpanches and panches of the state to resign from their posts or face consequences.

“It was an attack on the three-tier system of democracy and such things cannot be accepted in a country like India — the largest democracy of the world. Therefore,I demanded protection for them from the human rights commission,” Khanna said.

After hearing his plea,the commission,on July 4,had directed the Inpector General of Police (IGP) and Director General of Police (DGP),Kashmir to provide security to around 35,000 sarpanches and panches. A copy of the petition was also forwarded to the police chief for the further action by the commission. “I had also written to the then Home Minister P Chidambaram to look into the matter,” said Khanna.