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| AICC tight lipped over AFSPA, Cong cadre continues to stir ‘hornet’s nest’ | | GoI, State Govt and Army should put heads together for way out: Taj | | et plus report
Srinagar, Mar 9: Despite the All India Congress Committee (AI-CC) continues to prefer its ‘silence’ over the recent debate instigated by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah followed by the prompt backing from Pradesh Congress Com-mittee (PCC) Chief Prof Saifuddin Soz, now Minister for Health Educ-ation Taj Mohi-ud-din endorsed the demand of centre, state government and Army should take up the issue to find a way out.
When in charge Kashmir affairs All India Congress Committee (AICC) and Congress General Secretary Mohan Parkash today chose to play a safer side and evade in landing in hot soup over revocation of AFSPA. He briefly told Kashmir based new agency, “Why are u asking me? “Just ask this to Prof Saifuddin Soz Sahib”, he retorted when KNS asked him as to what the stand of the AICC was on the issue.
However senior Cong-ress leader and Minster for Medical Education, Taj Mohiuddin said, “All the stake holders i.e. Govern-ment of India (GoI), State government and Army should put their heads together to find a proper way out. “AFSPA should be tackled after keeping all the apprehensions in mind and no politics from any quarter should be played”, the Congress Minister said who recently has been in controversies for putting up his foot in National conference ‘s shoes.
Pertinently state congress Chief Saifuddin Soz had come out openly in support of Chief Minster and shot a letter to Union Home Minister urging him to hold a meeting with the former over revocation of the Act. State congress Chief Prof Saifuddin Soz had also said that issue would be discussed in the coalition coordination committee.
Earlier Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday put all speculations over the revocation of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to rest by stating that there has been no formal request from Jammu and Kashmir government for scrapping of the Act. He also said that the Act doesn’t provide immunity to armed forces personnel on charges of rape and sexual assault. |
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