JSM takes serious note of disputed statements of CM, Mufti

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4:   Taking strong objections to the frequent statements made by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and PDP chief, Mufti Mohd Sayeed, which directly or indirectly dispute the integration of J&K State with India, Jammu State Morcha (JSM) termed these as a betrayal of the Indian Constitution and their own conscience.
“These statements do not behove of a person who is under constitutional oath of protecting the integrity and sovereignty of the country and to a person who remained State Foreign Minister of the country and is holding the charge of Chief Minister of an Indian State”, said JSM president, Prof Virender Gupta and vice-president, HB Khajuria, in a joint statement issued here today.
“It is strange that he does not utter a single word against Pakistan when its forces violate the LoC and international border and inflict casualties on this side of the border. But when Indian forces retaliate he talks of restoring peace on the borders”, they added.
They also strongly criticized the statements made by Mufti Mohd Sayeed that all the solutions of J&K problems lay in his basket. His statement asking the people to give him forty seats in the State Assembly and then he would solve the Kashmir issue, once for all is merely foolishness and misleading, the JSM leaders maintained.
“His claim that PDP’s road map is a key to address political and socio-economic aspirations of the people of State is contrary to his previous records as Chief Minister of the State. In fact Mufti is one among those who are responsible for the present turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir State. The situation in Valley got more aggravated during his tenure as Union Home Minister”, they added.
They cautioned the people of Jammu region, against falling in the trap of Kashmiri leaders who have always inflicted injustice and injuries to their sentiments.