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| Prosecute Omar, his aides for involvement in Haji Yusuf's murder: Congress | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Dec 8: Former Congress minister and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today described Omar Abdullah as "unfit and weak" Chief Minister and demanded that he should be prosecuted for his alleged involvement in the murder of National Conference worker Haji Muhammad Yusuf.
Addressing various deputations from different areas Saroori asked: "Why Omar only ordered inquiries against Congress Ministers? Why no inquiries were ordered against the NC ministers who allotted 2000 works without tenders when Omar was holding the charge of Public Works Department (PWD). Why were Omar and his associates not prosecuted in connection with the murder case of the NC worker Haji Yusuf?"
Pertinently, recently the former IG Crime and PDP candidate from north Kashmir's Uri constituency Raja Aijaz Ali had alleged that late Haji Mohammad Yusuf was interrogated at CM's residence in Srinagar for 3-hours in presence of Omar and his close aides, Nasir Aslam Wani, Devender Singh Rana and Shabir Ahmed Personal Security Officer of Omar. Following the revelations made by Raja Aijaz Ali, the family members of the deceased NC worker appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and get a FIR registered against Omar and his aides.
Saroori, who had to tender his resignation as R&B minister from Omar's cabinet in 2010 after the alleged involvement his daughter in impersonation case came to fore, said: "Omar Abdullah can no more befool people with his politics of hatred and division as he stands exposed before the general masses."
Saroori said, "Omar Abdullah's National Conference is a sinking ship. He failed to deliver and masses know how he has made a mess of Jammu and Kashmir. NC leaders, workers and supporters are running towards greener pastures."
He said that no inquiry was ordered by Omar Abdullah when allegations about him being involved in taking sizeable kickbacks of Rs 500 Cr from a private company on account of allotment of Rattle power project surfaced.
Saroori said, "One Mushtaq Ahmed, a paid agent of NC and resident of Srinagar filed a false complaint against former minister for sanctioning 2000 works in PWD R&B department without formal tendering. When State Accountability Commission (SAC) conducted the detailed enquiry it came to the conclusion that allegations were false and the case was dismissed."
"Mushtaq Ahmed only complained against Congress leaders and never appeared in court with any concrete proof," he said.
"Despite Omar's wrong intentions, both SAC and CBI gave us clean chit," Saroori added.
The Congress leader alleged that Omar led regime neglected remote and backward areas like erstwhile Doda district. "A concerted effort to develop these areas was made during Ghulam Nabi Azad's tenure. However the same script of neglect is being repeated since 2008," he said.
Saroori said that Chenab Valley was developed during Azad's tenure as Chief Minister as roads, colleges, hospitals, and schools were constructed during that period.
He said that Omar Abdullah "filled his own coffers" and didn't give a single penny to earthquake hit erstwhile district Doda from Rs. 334 crore released by the union government under disaster management quota. "I think Omar Abdullah doesn't know the meaning of disaster", Saroori added.
He alleged that Omar failed to provide relief to the earthquake victims in comparison to "massive reconstruction" work started in 2005 by Azad government after the earthquake in October 2005. "Tested, credible, and capable regime of Congress-led government alone can bring out the flood-ravaged state out of morass," Saroori said.
"The massive challenge of reconstruction and rehabilitation cannot be carried out by mere sloganeering or making hollow promises, rather a concrete and coordinated effort is required to rebuild the lives of the people," he said.
Saroori said Congress party did a "big blunder" by giving the post of Chief Minister to an "immature person." "Congress thought Omar Abdullah was young and energetic and that he could deliver. However, we were wrong. He was unfit for such a prestigious position," Saroori said and asked what Omar Abdullah achieved in these six years?
He said that to hide his failures on every front, Omar was leveling false allegations against the Congress. "Omar did no good to the constituencies represented by Congress. Our constituencies were discriminated," he said. "Congress is the only party which is committed to equitable development of all the regions of the state and people have to make a right choice in these elections."
Saroori blamed Omar for not regularizing daily wagers in the state "It was intentional dilly-dallying tactics by Omar. Justice is being denied to such a large number of casual workers since 2009 when Cabinet Sub-Committee was constituted to look into the grievances of all sections of employees and workers," he said and put the onus on Omar Abdullah for blocking the move because there were more daily wagers from Jammu region.
He also accused Chief Minister of deliberately not implementing Food Security Act in Jammu and Kashmir even as the same was implemented in the rest of India during UPA regime. "He knew that with the implementation of Food Security Act in the state, its benefit would go to Congress party following which he delayed and did not implement the same," Saroori added. |
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