Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for a thorough investigation into fresh threats targeting Kashmiri Pandits while defending the recent electricity tariff hike, saying the increase was a “compulsion” and not something the government wanted.
Abdullah addressed the two major issues facing the Union Territory while urging vigilance over security concerns and explaining the government’s position on the revised power tariffs. The letters named Kashmiri Pandit employees working under the Prime Minister’s Package and published their phone numbers and other personal details. Addressing the issue, Abdullah stressed that such threats must not be taken lightly. Abdullah urged the authorities not to treat the latest threats lightly and to conduct a thorough probe While noting that law and order falls directly under the Lieutenant Governor’s administration.
he said the emergence of such communications raised serious questions, particularly amid repeated claims that terrorism has ended in Kashmir While pointing towards the administration of the Lieutenant Governor. “These threats should not come, but the law-and-order machinery, security arrangements, the police, and our intelligence agencies should not take these things lightly,” he said. Abdullah said a full investigation was necessary to establish the source of the threats and stressed that protecting all employees was a major responsibility of the police. He said the government had raised tariffs by the minimum possible amount despite wider inflation and rising prices of oil and other essential goods.
