Srinagar, July 17: Given the militant attacks happening in the Jammu region, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that there is an urgent need to fix the responsibility.
“Hardly any area in Jammu is free from militancy. Attacks are taking place in Chenab Valley, Pir Panjal, Rajouri, Doda and Kathua. Every time the government says militancy is at its lowest ebb, attacks take place. The unfortunate part is that the government has not taken any measures to tackle militancy in Jammu,” Omar Abdullah said.
He was talking to reporters in Kashmir capital Srinagar.
In response to a question, he said DG Police lectured on politics which is not his domain. “Let him (DGP) tackle the militancy and establish the peace and leave the job of politics on politicians,” he said.
Omar Abdullah as per the news agency Kashmir News Trust said that in every UT people are being deprived of power and representation. “UT model has miserably failed in Jammu and Kashmir. It has failed in tackling militancy. It has failed in Jammu and it has failed in development. It will be better to restore statehood and conduct elections so that people can have their own elected government,” he said.
In response to a question, Omar Abdullah lamented the random arrests of mourners during processions. “It should not have happened. I don’t know why they (govt) find it easy to target Muslims and arrest them,” he said. [KNT]
