Bani/Jammu, April 24 (Scoop News) –Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday asked the Union Government to give clear cut message to China on intrusion issue adding that this kind of situations have always put the people, living in frontier areas, under difficulties besides hampering the process of development.
“We would like the Central Government to take up this issue with both China and Pakistan strongly and on same terms so that no such incident takes place in future”, he said and added that the Union Government’s dealing on such issues should be unambiguous and similar vis-a-vis both the neighbours.
Addressing largely attended public meetings in remotest areas of Bani, Lohai-Malhar and Dugain some 300 kilometres from Jammu in Kathua district, the Chief Minister said that people of Jammu, Kashmir, Leh, Kargil and all other areas of the State have given sacrifices to protect and preserve the solidarity, harmony and brotherhood. “They want to be free from such intrusions and live in an atmosphere of calm and peace and carry on day-to-day life activities smoothly and without any interference”, he asserted.
Omar Abdullah said that the State has witnessed militancy during a long period of over 20 years and suffered a lot both in respect of loosing precious human lives and by way of huge damage to infrastructure and economy. He said gun has given us deep wounds and has added difficulties in every sphere of life. “Now we are on the process of restoring peace and tranquillity and a beam of light is in sight at the end of the dark tunnel”, he said elaborating that the government wants to percolate the benefits of peace holistically and equitably all across the State.
The Chief Minister lauded the people of these areas for keeping the torch of communal harmony and brotherhood lighting even under difficult circumstances. He asked them to maintain and strengthen this characteristic and not to get astray by vested interests who try to divide them on region, religion, creed or caste for selfish ends.
Omar Abdullah said that some people with vested interests are always out to hatch conspiracies and divide the people through various deceitful means adding that their only goal is to wedge apart different sections of the society and get benefit by this division. “You commonly find such people during the election time. Their only goal is to divide you for vote bank politics”, he said and asked the people to beware of such people and defeat their designs by showing unity and amity at all levels.
Without naming PDP and BJP, Omar Abdullah who is also the Working President of National Conference said that certain politicians despite receiving votes from people to highlight public issues in the Legislature instead indulge in boycott-business for political gimmick. He said voters send them to the Houses to take part in the proceedings and ventilate public problems, seek redressal of difficulties and be instrumental in the development process, but they love to do politics by remaining absent from the right forums.
The meetings were addressed by MLC and Provincial President National Conference, Devender Singh Rana, former Deputy Speaker Legislative Assembly, Ghulam Hyder Malik, various sarpanches and local leader Bashir Ahmad.
On reaching Bani, Lohai-Malhar and Dugian, the Chief Minister was received by enthusiastic crowds chanting slogans in his favour. He was welcomed with flowers, garlands, flags and buntings.
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