Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 19: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the situation is contrary to the claims of the Government and that the actual situation can’t be gauged from Srinagar.
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Speaking to media persons in Budgam, Omar said that the situation might be peaceful in Srinagar where administration is busy with Miss World and Golf events, but the actual situation can be determined in Kokernag, Uri and other places.
“We have lost 4 officers in Kokernag and it is the 7th day today and we have not even killed a single militant there so far,” he said, adding that the situation is quite different from the “lies” of the government.
The NC leader said let the Government accept the problem first, the solution can be suggested later.
About Women’s Reservation Bill, Omar said that NC is not against it as it has itself implemented it in Panchayats and other institutions.
“…Let it come… Who amongst us is opposing it? We have implemented it here at the levels that were appropriate for us in the Panchayats and Local Bodies. We did it much before the Government of India, much before August 5, 2019. We have never opposed the process of reservation so that women get their rightful place in the decision-making of this country,” Omar said.
He accused Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha of “inventing” surveys to justify his “unwillingness” to conduct Assembly elections in the Union Territory and remain its “uncrowned ruler”.
He was reacting to Sinha’s reported remarks that if a survey was conducted in Jammu and Kashmir, 80 per cent of people would vote in favour of the current system – Central rule.
On X, the NC leader also took a dig at the BJP, saying, “Perhaps this is the logic the BJP will start using to stop having elections nationwide – One Nation, No Election.”
“Meet the new king of J&K who is so desperate to remain the uncrowned ruler that he now invents surveys to justify his unwillingness to conduct Assembly elections. India is truly the ‘mother of democracy’ and we in J&K her orphan children,” Omar posted on X.
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