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| Ladakh not heading towards UT status | | Omar opposes bifurcation of J&K | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, July 30: Opposing the bifurcation of state of Jammu and Kashmir on Talangana lines, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that despite its diversity, it was important that J&K remained united.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at Amar Singh College Srinagar, Omar Abdullah warned that giving into agitations for creation of new states could trigger similar demands from other parts of the country.
"Are you encouraging people that you agitate for few years and you will get a separate state. What you would reply to the people of Jammu if they come on roads and would demand a separate state. Would you tell them to keep on agitating for 8 to 10 years and then your demand would be fulfilled," Omar said.
He said that creation of Talangana following a prolonged agitation is a dangerous development. "Talangana is the state created on the basis of agitation. Its not created on the basis of any recommendations of a State Reorganization Committee or something like that. I believe that this is a dangerous trend because all we are doing is sending a message out that if you agitate enough, you would create a state," Chief Minister said adding that for the creation of a State it is important to form a State Reorganization Committee.
Omar Abdullah denied that Ladakh is heading towards Union Territory status. "Ladakh is not reaching towards any UT status. The only thing that we are doing is making sure that whatever Constitutionally has been guaranteed to them in the form of the Hill Council, those powers are made available to them. Please understand that there is still necessary administrative relationship between the State and Leh and Kargil.
While replying to a question, Omar Abdullah said that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed would never secure 50 seats. "How can he resolve Kashmir issue when he would never reach this mark. He can say anything. Why he did not resolve the issue when he (Mufti) was in Coalition with Congress and other parties and was having more than fifty seats," he said. |
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