On Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concerns regarding the handling of protests in Srinagar. He accused the administration and police of exhibiting ‘double standards’ in their approach to demonstrations organized by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) compared to those by the National Conference (NC). Abdullah’s remarks highlight ongoing tensions in the region and raise questions about the impartiality of law enforcement during political protests.
Omar Abdullah attacks police over protest restrictions
“On that, we had already released a certain amount. “That is what you saw today. “You saw the BJP being allowed to protest and the National Conference not being allowed to protest. Abdullah further criticised the police, alleging that different standards were being applied depending on whom the protest was directed against. “If you want to march on the Chief Minister’s residence, you’re allowed to. If you want to gherao the Secretariat, you’re allowed to. We did not wait for Nepal. “This process is continuing. Whatever advice the experts have given us is being followed,” Abdullah added.
Because there is no equivalence in the way in which the two parties were treated by the administration, by the police, so please don’t draw false equivalence,. Because the police here exist only to protect the dignity of the BJP and they know nothing else,” he said, but if you want to protest outside the BJP’s office, God forbid, you are not allowed to go,. We already knew that this series of calls and invitations was going on, so that a Nepal-like incident does not happen in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
Reacting to the contrasting treatment of the two parties, Abdullah said the BJP was allowed to hold its protest, while the National Conference was denied permission. Don’t tell me you saw parallel protests in Srinagar,” Omar Abdullah told journalists. One was facilitated and one was brutally repressed,” he said. On the demand by the Leader of the Opposition that Omar Abdullah should resign and seek a fresh mandate over the issue of statehood, the Chief Minister said the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly had already passed a resolution on the matter.
Addressing concerns over Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF), Abdullah said his government had already released funds and begun preparations, without waiting for developments in Nepal. Here we are suffering for their sins, and we are trying to correct things. “One thing is to make a statement; another is to implement it. He cited difficulties faced by Muslims in finding accommodation outside Jammu and Kashmir. “Being a Muslim, just try going outside Jammu and Kashmir and attempt to rent a house somewhere. Abdullah asked. I would want the people of India to implement this. “BJP has been on the back foot for a long time now, ever since the Congress party started this and then Gen Z took the matter forward. They are on the back foot and will remain on the back foot until then.
Because it had nothing else to say, calling the allegations baseless, he said the BJP was targeting his government. Because they have nothing else to say, “These are baseless allegations from the BJP’s side,. Because their religion is Islam, “How many of our children who have gone to the rest of the country either for education or for jobs today cannot find a place to stay, only.
They themselves fail every day and make us the target,” he said. Taking a further swipe at the BJP, Abdullah said, “As the saying goes, the thief scolds the policeman. Reacting to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement in the United States, Abdullah said there was a difference between making a statement and implementing it on the ground. The truth is that whatever the RSS chief said, he said it well; he said it in America. But on the ground, no one is implementing it,” Abdullah said. I will see whether you get it or not,” he said. “So, it is a very good thing that the RSS chief said this. Then I will say that they really said this, and they said it correctly,” he added. On the issue of quashing FIRs against members of what he termed the “cockroach party”, Abdullah said the BJP had been “on the back foot” for some time. Let’s see,” he said.
Abdullah alleged that several of his colleagues were dragged and injured during the protest, with some requiring treatment at a hospital. “Colleagues of mine were dragged; they were injured. Some of them had to seek treatment in hospital. I saw many of you accompanying that protest. The ease with which you were able to interview the Leader of the Opposition during their protest was seen by all of us. “So please don’t say that you saw two protests. You didn’t. You saw one. And you saw one protest that was denied,” he added. “So let us assume that this government is not going to give that statehood. If that is the case, then for God’s sake why don’t we hear this reality from the Central government? “I will not resign for the happiness of the Leader of the Opposition. The people of Jammu and Kashmir have given us a five-year mandate. Targeting the Leader of the Opposition, Abdullah asked what investigations had been conducted into allegations of backdoor appointments and fraud. “So Leader of the Opposition sahib, please tell us what investigations were carried out. If backdoor appointments took place, which agency investigated them? “If there was any fraud, the Anti-Corruption Bureau is not under my control, the Crime Branch is not under my control, the CID is not under my control, and the central agencies is a different matter altogether. Tell me, where exactly did this injustice take place? Abdullah asked.
So that was what was done with the National Conference.
The BJP was escorted,” he said. Pointing towards journalists who had covered the BJP protest, Abdullah said, “You were there. Abdullah said. “If these people really want to tear the Constitution of India to shreds, disrupt the Supreme Court, disrespect Parliament, and prove Modi’s promise false, then let them do it,” he added. Rejecting calls for his resignation, Abdullah said he would not step down to satisfy the Leader of the Opposition. We will present our report after five years,” he said. Responding to allegations against his government, Abdullah said the Jammu and Kashmir administration did not have control over several agencies that could investigate the issues being raised. “The allegations that have been levelled against me, please tell me, my government does not even have the power to investigate them,” he said. Just point out one,” he said.
