Twelve militants have shunned the path of violence during 2015-2017, but no one has come forward for rehabilitation under the Rehabilitation Policy, 2004. Besides, 4,073 FIRs have been registered against 14,315 stone throwers during this period. This was said by the minister in charge, Home, in a written reply to a clubbed question raised by Qaiser Jamsheed Lone, NC MLC, and Ghulam Nabi Monga and Ali Mohammad Dar, Congress MLCs, in the Legislative Council today regarding government’s “surrender policy” for militants and FIRs registered/withdrawn against stone throwers since January 2015.…
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