Keep Centre’s interference aside
Jammu: National Conference working president Omar Abdullah on Friday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to make major policy decisions on her own rather than getting directions from the Centre and waiting for them to make announcements.
“It was disheartening that announcement for the amnesty to stone pelters was made by Centre’s special representative Dineshwar Sharma after submitting his report to the Centre,” said Mr Abdullah while speaking in the House on grants of Mehbooba Mufti.
He however, urged the Chief Minister to ensure that announcements on major policy decisions come from her and other cabinet ministers but not from the Central Government, as the same would restore the institutional credibility of the Governor, Chief Minister and the state cabinet.
Lashing out at the Chief Minister, Mr Abdullah said that she bulldozed her political agenda comprising self rule, dual currency, troop withdrawal and troop reduction, adding, “though Pakistan is responsible for lot of troubles and the people of Jammu and Kashmir are facing that country can’t be blamed for every mess the rulers in Jammu and Kashmir have themselves created.”
“Now it is an opportunity for course correction has come to Ms Mufti,” he added.
The former Chief Minister also lambasted the government in failing to maintain peace in the state.
While quoting a Greek myth about Eros and Psyche, Mr Abdullah explained the resourcefulness and powerfulness of the state government in lieu of the sale of its soul; it once carried, to the Centre.
He however, suggested Ms Mufti to opt for ‘Tapasaya’.
“To cage people in their homes every Friday has now become a routine in Kashmir valley. Curfew restrictions are imposed every Friday and mosques remained locked,” he said adding that it was the first time that in your government (PDP-BJP) people were barred to offer the Eid prayers.
“And then you started imposing electronic curfew by suspending internet services,” he asserted.
On Shopian killings, Mr Abdullah said that the Chief Minister asserted the FIR registered against the army would be taken to the logical conclusion, adding, “what logical conclusion will you give to Shopian
case when 47 out of 50 requests for prosecution of armed forces have been rejected by the Centre since 2000 and three are pending.”
He however, suggested high level investigation team on FIRs (also registered by the Army) to bring out the truth.
On Kathua murder case of a minor girl, Mr Abdullah expressed shock that the government has not yet submitted its medical report then how the justice will be provided?
“Till now the government has not provided a medical report of an innocent minor girl of Kathua rape and murder case. When Asiya and Nelofer were killed in Shopian, you (Ms Mufti) every day raised the issue and went everywhere to lead the protests against the government. What are you doing now and Why not proving justice to the family, who also met your?” he said.
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