Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti hailed the country’s political leadership, the judiciary, the media and the civil society for standing with the Jammu and Kashmir government to ensure justice for the eight-year-old victim in the case. Photo: PTISrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the country’s resolve for ensuring justice in the Kathua rape-and-murder case would go a long way in restoring people’s confidence in the system. She hailed the country’s political leadership, the judiciary, the media and the civil society for standing with the Jammu and Kashmir government to ensure justice for the eight-year-old victim in the case. “The essence of India’s democracy lies in its robust institutions and it has been once again established that these institutions have the grit to ensure justice to all sections of society,” Mehbooba said at a meeting of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislators in Srinagar. “The unflinching resolve for ensuring justice in this heinous crime will go a long way in restoring people’s confidence in the institutions and reinforcing the sense of justice in J&K,” she said.

Source: Mint April 14, 2018 15:56 UTC