Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of deliberately diverting public attention from core governance issues and indulging in what he termed as “double speaking” on major developmental commitments in Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a press interaction, Inam Un Nabi said the Chief Minister should recall that it was AIP president and Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid who staged a 72-hour hunger strike outside the Civil Secretariat demanding the establishment of premier institutions like the IIT and IIM in Kashmir—without ever opposing the rights or aspirations of Jammu.
“Engineer Rashid has always maintained that Jammu and Kashmir are like two eyes—one Jammu and the other Kashmir. While demanding institutions for Kashmir, he has consistently respected and supported Jammu’s aspirations as well,” Inam said.
Reacting sharply to remarks by BJP leader Shri Lal Sharma alleging discrimination against Jammu, Inam raised questions over the delimitation exercise, asking what Kashmir received when Jammu was granted additional assembly seats.
“If delimitation gave six additional seats to Jammu, what did Kashmir get in return? The people deserve honest answers, not selective narratives,” he said.
Inam Un Nabi also took exception to what he described as contradictory statements by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on the proposed National Law University (NLU). He pointed out that while the Chief Minister announced on the floor of the Assembly that the NLU would be established in Budgam, he later told people in Jammu that the location of the university was yet to be decided.
“This is a clear case of double talk. Either the Chief Minister misled the Assembly or he is misleading the public. Both scenarios are unacceptable in a democratic system,” Inam asserted.
He further alleged that the NLU debate was being used as a diversionary tactic to deflect attention from the controversy surrounding the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical Institute of Excellence (SMVDMIE). Inam claimed that the institution was derecognised in a manner that appeared aimed at blocking admissions of students from a particular community.
“This is a serious and shameful issue that cannot be brushed aside through political messaging or manufactured debates,” he said, demanding transparency and accountability from the government.
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