▁the ▁un rest ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁appe aled ▁for ▁calm ▁while ▁ass uring ▁help ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁opposition ▁Congress ▁party ▁chair person ▁Son ia ▁Gand hi ▁expressed ▁deep ▁an gu ish ▁at ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁innoc ent ▁lives . ▁She ▁pointed ▁out ▁the ▁considerable ▁adv ances ▁made ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁dec ades ▁and ▁appe aled ▁to ▁K ash mir is ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁political ▁parties ▁find ▁dur able ▁ways ▁of ▁ful fill ing ▁people ' s ▁asp ir ations . ▁Congress ▁also ▁dispatch ed ▁a ▁fact - find ing ▁team ▁made ▁of ▁senior ▁leaders ▁Amb ika ▁S oni ▁and ▁Sal man ▁Kh ur sh id , ▁who ▁critic ised ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁dis continu ing ▁the ▁development ▁policies ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁excess ive ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁protest ers . ▁The ▁party ▁has ▁demanded ▁an ▁all - party ▁meet ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁K ash mir ▁situation . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁activ ist ▁and ▁C PM ▁party ▁leader ▁K av ita ▁Kr ish nan ▁term ed ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Bur han ▁W ani ▁an ▁" ext raj ud icial ▁killing ." ▁She ▁pointed ▁out ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁dec ree ▁that ▁required ▁every ▁single ▁encounter ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁F IR ▁and ▁a ▁mag ister ial ▁enqu iry . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁July , ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁External ▁Affairs ▁V ij ay ▁K umar ▁Singh ▁ur ged ▁people ▁of ▁K ash mir ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁stated ▁that