Srinagar, July 31 -- "I think that chapter has been closed. The LG has already said something about it and he has owned the responsibility and with that the matter should be closed," Azad told reporters.

Speaking on the recent killing of three terrorists inOperation Mahadev, who were allegedly involved in the Pahalgam attack, Azad said he supports all operations by the security forces but stressed the importance of human rights.

"I have always supported every operation by the forces even when I was the chief minister. Security forces had full freedom, but I only had one condition - that operations must go on, but there should be no human rights violations or fake encounters," he said.

On the broader issue of Parliament proceedings, Aza...