PDP Slams Omar Over
Revocation of AFSPA Demand
Srinagar | Jun 03,
2013 Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today criticised Chief Minister
Omar Abdullah on revocation of AFSPA saying the demand is "meaningless in
view of the repression let loose" by the state government. "The noise
made by National Conference (NC) on Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) are
patently phoney and meaningless in view of the repression let loose by it on
the people of the state," PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said at a
function here. The former Chief Minister said the NC-led government has reduced
the demand for revocation of AFSPA to a mere slogan. "People of Kashmir have witnessed worst atrocities and repression
from the present government, which is comparable only with records of its own
previous governments. "Youths have been framed in fake cases jeopardising
their future and hundreds have been injured or rendered disabled by the use of
atrocious crowd control methods like pellet guns and chilly bombs, which is
used only in Kashmir," Sayeed said.
The gulf between
perception and practice of the NC has been a historical fact and it has come
out most pronouncedly during the past five years of their rule, he said. Sayeed
said that he had urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a recent meeting
that the change in Pakistan
should be seized upon to engage the neighbouring country in serious dialogue on
all issues including Kashmir. "It was
encouraging that Pakistan
has overcome its internal contradictions through democratic process and
hopefully the two countries will work seriously for resolution of the
Kashmir-issue," he added.
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