Page 161 of The Circle of Exile


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“CM Kaul — Resign! CM Kaul — Resign!”

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KhufiyaBaatein@khabriwala 1h

@cmatharvakaul seems to be getting acquitted from the #pokblastscandal. Maybe he has good friends in Delhi. Or maybe his Srinagar machinery has worked its magic in cleaning up the papers.

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Shamsher Dogra@indianaamman 1h

Kashmir Dossier SIT preliminary report out. Was this an attempt to murder J&K’s CM? If yes, then the Government of India must avenge this! #pokblastscandal #warwithpak

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“If the report is inconclusive yet, that means the CMmighthave gone to the mosque where the blast happened. And that’s a bigmight.”

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“CM Kaul — Resign! CM Kaul — Resign!”

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“Mominaji, the SIT report is out. You have been evading all questions so far, but now this report puts a question mark on all your allegations.”

“The report does not say anything, one way or another. I’m sure highly accomplished individuals are leading this investigation, but I have never in my life read a report that basically saysnothing. Except, and I quote — ‘Certain ambiguities persist and require deeper validation.’ You could just say it in plain simple English that you want to drag this for another quarter or even a year. The Indian government is in cahoots with CM Kaul to bury this. All their nationalism is just a hoax when they go to Pakistan, get involved in secret activities and then lie to bury this.”

“Why would the Indian government bury something like this?”

“Because then they would have to admit that they were made a fool out of by their dear alliance partner. And after that, they would have to wage war with Pakistan for attacking an Indian CM. Both things they cannot do — because it’s a coward government.”

“Will you still keep pursuing this?”

“I will bring more evidence and more witnesses. I will not stop until the truth in its full form is revealed. The people of Jammu & Kashmir deserve to see the real face of the man they think is a nationalist hero. He is a spineless traitor and must vacate his chair if he has any morals left.”

“CM Kaul has shown no indication to resign.”

“Then we will make him resign. The opposition might be weak but it is not useless. We will introduce a Motion of No Confidence in the House this week.”

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“CM Kaul — Resign! CM Kaul — Resign!”

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“Reports are coming in from Delhi that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs is under tremendous pressure to impose the President’s rule in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The Home Minister has chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation today and is expected to brief the Prime Minister. A source close to Janta Party also suggests that the government might offer KDP to retain its CM, provided Chief Minister Kaul steps down. A clearer picture will emerge once the HM meets the PM.”

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“Atharva.”

He raised his gaze from the transcript of Momina Aslam’s video interview and stared into Samar’s eyes. The room was silent, chilled. In the heat of June, the AC was humming hard in this conference room of their Boulevard Road headquarters. Samar passed him another sheet of paper. A single one. Atharva glanced at the tiny fonts. His glasses were perched low on his nose and he adjusted them.

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The Hon’ble Governor of Jammu & Kashmir