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| Baig's statement could only vitiate atmosphere: Soz | | SASB controversy | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 18
Pradesh Congress Committee president and union minister for water resources Prof Saifuddin Soz has said that the `improper' statement by deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig was `uncalled for' and it could only `vitiate the atmosphere'.
In a press statement, here today, Soz described as `unfortunate' the attempts sought to be made by certain elements to raise and 'unnecessary controversy' over the annual Amarnath Yatra.
He said that the yatra has a history of its own in Kashmir and it was always performed with active cooperation of Kashmiri Muslims. "The most crucial factor in the entire process of organizing the yatra is to sustain and strengthen the tradition of cordiality and togetherness", he said.
He said that it is the responsibility of the state government to ensure full security and provision of civic amenities to the pilgrims of Amarnath.
"Against this background, one can imagine, that it was not proper for the deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig to have blamed the Congress party for what he called `blackmailing the PDP'", he said adding, "Such remarks from an important functionary of the government could not vitiate the atmosphere". |
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