Dares Mufti Sayeed to scrap it in cabinet
SRINAGAR: The former chief minister Omar Abdullah while saying he is sorry for not revoking AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir during his tenure, Thursday dared the chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to scarp it from the state.
The NC working president Omar Abdullah while speaking on the motion of Thanks on the Governor’s address said that he tried hard to revoke the black laws from the state of Jammu and Kashmir but couldnt do so in his tenure.
I worked hard for the revocation of AFSPA and was much hopeful that the process of its revocation will begin in my tenure as the chief minister of the state. I feel sorry that I couldn’t do it.at the same time; I must say that the cabinet of the present dispensation has enough powers to revoke AFSPA from JK, Omar said.
He added that of the PDP has the better understanding with its coalition partner BJP then the AFSPA could be easily revoked. You were targeting me for undermining the authority of CMs chair. Now the power lies with you. Why are you bringer centre in the middle. Revoke the law here if you have the authority.
Omar also stated that no one has the power to scarp 370 and states special status and that the PDP is projecting its CMP as a gift from BJP that it will not fiddle with states special status.
Cornering the government over its claims for holding dialogue with the stakeholders including Pakistan, Omar stated that the resolution has been passed by the parliament to bring back the part of Kashmir which has been illegally occupied by Pakistan. What type of dialogue will you initiate with the stake holders? The truth is that the government is trying to befool people by its much hyped CMP, Omar said.
He also spoke about the issue of the west Pak refugees and asked the government to come clear over its policy over them.
Omar asked whether the government circular regarding hoisting of the state flag along with national flag was withdrawn under pressure from BJP or RSS.
“What was the compulsion for the government to withdraw it? Had a call come from Nagpur (RSS headquarters)? I cannot understand the reason for withdrawal,” Omar said while speaking on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s address.
“If in haste you issued the circular and later withdrew it, there might have been a phone call you got from anywhere.
Is it Nagpur…Delhi or Jhandewalan…it might have come from somewhere?” he said.
“What was the necessity to issue a circular by the government. We learnt that they had to do it because of the court. If they had issue it then why was it withdrawn,” he said.
The state government had issued a circular last week whereby it was mentioned that the state flag will be used along with the national tri-colour by all government and Constitutional authorities.
However, the same order was withdrawn next day citing that the circular had not been vetted by an appropriate authority.
“You said about inquiry…there is no need of it. I have been incharge of GAD, I know the order is issued only after it is vetted from the top,” Omar said and criticised Deputy Chief Nirmal Singh over his allegation of internal sabotage for issuance of the circular.
BJP has been fighting for one Constitution and one Flag in the country but preferred to remain silent on the issue when the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of PDP-BJP alliance was finalised.
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