If We Need to Struggle for Statehood, We Will: Omar Abdullah
Jammu, Aug 22 — With hopes of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood being restored in the Monsoon Session dashed, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the fight for restoration “begins anew.”
“Leave it now, the hope has gone, the water has crossed over. We will start our process from here. We had hoped that promises made to us would be acted upon. If we need to struggle a bit, work hard a bit, we will do so,” Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of a function in Nagrota.
The former Chief Minister was attending the 56th Raising Day of Sainik School Nagrota, where he also inaugurated the Triveni Girls Hostel.
Abdullah accused the Centre of using proposed bills on the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers as a tool to selectively target opposition politicians.
“For now, in all registered cases and arrests, only opposition members have been targeted. If this move is truly to end corruption, what has been the impact of the government’s work since 2014?” he asked.
“No law is inherently bad — misuse of the law is what makes it wrong. I want to remind my friends in the BJP — they won’t remain in power forever. The same law being used against others today may be used against them tomorrow,” Abdullah warned.
On the recent dismissal of two government employees over alleged terror links, Abdullah distanced his party, saying, “This is something you will have to ask the Raj Bhavan about — we have no role in it.”
Regarding relief for victims of the Kishtwar cloudburst and flash flood, he said: “We are providing as much relief as we can. If, after assessment, more relief is required, we will provide that as well.”
