Empower elected J&K Govt in accordance with aspirations of people: CM Omar

Asks Centre to honour Statehood promise made by PM Modi, HM Shah
Says Cong part of J&K Govt; seeks release of MLA Doda
Srinagar: Asserting that the elected government in Jammu and Kashmir should be empowered in accordance with the aspirations of the people, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the dispensation led by him has not compromised on any issue. He urged the Centre to honour the promise of restoring J&K’s statehood made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Parliament.
Addressing a news conference in Chennai, Omar, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, his regime has not compromised on anything. “Since the day my government has been elected, we have stood steadfast in our belief that statehood must be restored. We were the ones who passed a resolution in the assembly asking for the special status of Jammu and Kashmir to be restored. We are the last people who will compromise on a mandate that has been given to us by the people,” he said.
He further stated that “the law & order and policing, these are not part of the elected government’s responsibilities and I think it is unfortunate. Jammu and Kashmir has been promised full statehood by the Prime Minister, by the Home Minister, by representatives of the Government of India when this matter was argued before the Supreme Court. So there is no reason why this promise shouldn’t be kept. Again, this is something that should have already happened. I fail to understand why it hasn’t been done, but we continue to push and believe that this promise must be kept and the elected government must be empowered the way the people want it to be.”
POST OPERATION SINDOOR, ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS BEING TAKEN
He said that all the necessary precautions are being taken post ‘Operation Sindoor.’
Replying to a query on measures taken post Operation Sindoor for the safety of people, Chief Minister Omar said, “We did a comprehensive security audit of all our tourist destinations. Some of them are even at this moment not open for tourism activity but most of the places have reopened and we are taking all the precautions that are necessary.”