‘PDP politicking on AFSPA’:Omar

Bandipore/Srinagar, December 07(Scoop News) – Asserting that his Government would strive to ensure peace benefits to the people in all fields of life, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that peaceful year of 2011 has resulted in catapulting development programmes all across the State.

            The Chief Minister was addressing a function after launch of Comprehensive Management Action Plan for preservation and conservation of world famous and one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia ‘Wular’ Lake here.

            “My initiative regarding the gradual revocation of laws like AFSPA in the areas where the role of Army has ended, due to the restoration of peaceful situation, relates to the commitments made to people in the Assembly and outside in this regard”, he said criticizing those who have made it subject matter of negative politics.

            Taking PDP to task without naming it, Omar Abdullah said that the party is politicking on the issue of AFSPA speaking three different languages at Srinagar, Jammu and New Delhi. “While the party favours its revocation in the Valley, it keeps mum at Jammu, and at New Delhi says that the AFSPA should be removed only after Army permits to do so”, he said adding that this political adventurism and double speak is only aimed at vested interests to deceive the people at all the three places.

            The Chief Minister said that peaceful and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir is his mission. “We would take all efforts in this direction”, he said adding that his Government would work to achieve the dream of Naya Kashmirdreamt by Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.