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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah today accused the
BJP of trying to flare up the situation in
Kishtwar to polarise the population with an
eye on next year's elections to parliament
and the assembly.
Vowing to ensure swift action against those
involved in violence that erupted on Friday
and appealing to the people not to fall prey
to rumours, he said the government has
taken a decision not to allow any political
party or leaders - be it from mainstream or
separatists -- to visit the violence hit areas
as it had the potential of deteriorating the
situation.
"And that includes Arun Jaitley too," Omar
said soon after the BJP leader was
detained at Jammu airport while he was on
his way to Kishtwar for an on the spot
assessment of the situation.
Without naming any political party, the
Chief Minister lashed out at politicians for
trying to polarise the situation in Jammu region and said, "their entire aim seems to be to
recreate the conditions of 2008 (Amarnath land row agitation) so that they can exploit it
in the subsequent parliament (polls) and then the assembly election."
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He said that he has spoken to the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj.
"In a telephonic conversation with the leader of opposition, I asked her to tell their people
in the region to maintain calm and not to flare up the issue," Omar said.
He alleged, "The aim is certainly to exploit the sentiment that has risen as a result of
Kishtwar (incident), to try and polarise the people."
He said that so far they have not succeeded beyond a handful of incidents.
"But that has not stopped them from trying. Otherwise, what would be the justification
for these people to rush to Jammu? Do they rush to any other place?
"I can name you incidents of communal riots in other states in this year itself. Have they
been to those areas? Have they appealed to people? Why is that they single out Jammu
and Kashmir, particularly Jammu region, for their special attention. Did I not have
Shia-Sunni clashes in the Valley not so long ago? Where were they then?" he asked.
The Chief Minister, while assuring that justice will be done, urged people to ignore
rumours about the situation in Kishtwar and other affected areas.
"My earnest appeal to people is please do not allow these political parties, who are
putting political interest above human interest, to exploit your sentiments, to exploit the
situation," Omar told reporters at a hurried convened press conference here.
"Please dismiss rumours because there are a lot of rumours floating around today.... We
will restore order and we will ensure that justice is done," Omar said.
Omar said his appeal was directed at the common people and not the political parties.
"Rather than appeal to political parties, which I know will fall on deaf ears, I am using the
channels of the media to appeal to the people of Jammu and Kashmir not to fall prey to
rumours," he said.
The Chief Minister said his government will do everything to address the concerns of the
people about the Kishtwar incident.
"I want to assure the people that we would do everything necessary to ensure that this
trouble does not spread to other parts of state. We will also do everything necessary to
restore calm and maintain calm in Kishtwar and surrounding areas," he added.
He said he will ensure that the facts of the enquiry ordered by the state government into
the Kishtwar clashes are made known to the people.
"...As to how the situation developed, whether there were any administrative lapses, and
if there were any lapses, who were responsible, and swift action will follow.
"We will also ensure that any people responsible for the deaths and damage to property
in Kishtwar and in other areas will be brought to book and the most severe punishment
will be handed out to them," he said.
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