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New Delhi: Two days after Indian paramilitary forces gunned down four people in Hyderpora encounter in Srinagar, hashtag #KashmiriLivesMatter was one of the trending topics on micro-blogging site Twitter as users slammed the Indian government and security forces for allegedly killing innocent people of Jammu and Kashmir.

The hashtag was widely being used by activists from across the country after a video of a daughter expressing her ordeal of the incident and explaining how her father was killed, claiming that her father had no links with the militant groups as claimed by the forces.

In a 1:20-minute video that was first shared by Kashmir-based Photojournalist Basit Zargar wherein the daughter of Althaf Bhat who was killed in the gunfight was seen breaking down while explaining what happened during the incident.

“They made him go up three times and then shot him on the third time. They killed eyewitnesses too. How can you kill innocent eyewitnesses? When I told them – Uncle, why are you doing this? How do you know my father is this? He (a member of security forces) started laughing. What can I tell them? They were laughing shamelessly,” she is heard saying in the video.

“My brother is in 2nd grade. He is a little kid. What can we tell him? He loves our father. I love our father” she is further seen as saying before breaking down completely.

The action by the security forces is widely being criticized with several users claiming that there was no guarantee for lives in Kashmir. At the time of posting of this report, the hashtag along with a similar hashtag #KashmirBleeds was one of the top trending topics on Twitter.

Here are some of the tweets users posted on the micro-blogging site using the two hashtags.

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Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.

With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.

"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.

However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.

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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.

Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.

"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.

Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.

The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.

However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.

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