Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman of the Hurriyat (M) on Wednesday hailed the local media of the valley for persistently highlighting the Kathua rape and murder case due to which the government was ‘forced not to ignore it.’
in a tweet Mirwaiz said:
Commend the media fraternity of #Kashmir for persistently highlighting for the last three months the most heinous and preplanned hate crime against a Little girl which forced the ruling regime not to ignore it! #JusticeForAsifa
— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) April 18, 2018
Earlier, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind, who is visiting Jammu said that the Kathua rape and murder case was shameful. He added that ‘We have to think what kind of society are we developing. It is our responsibility to ensure such a thing does not happen to any girl or woman.’