Omar slams Mehbooba: People ferried in police buses to state events to show normalcy
Omar Abdullah slammed Mehbooba for ferrying people in police buses to state functions to convey that a sense of normalcy has returned.
In Short
- Omar says J&K government trying to convey normalcy has returned to the Valley.
- He says brazen shamelessness of the PDP-BJP government exposed.
- The government should have focused on restoring calm in the Kashmir Valley.
A day after Jammu and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti appealed to the people to maintain calm and asserted that violence does not achieve anything, opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah hits out at her by saying that government is trying to convey normalcy has returned to the Valley.
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister slammed Mehbooba for ferrying people in police buses to state functions to convey that a sense of normalcy has returned.
Omar went a step further by saying tha brazen shamelessness of the PDP-BJP govt has been exposed. "Brazen shamelessness of the @MehboobaMufti #BJPDP Govt, ferrying people in police buses to state function to convey normalcy has returned", he tweeted.
Misplaced priorities that put theatrics & falsified public participation over & above the ground realities so as to befool bosses in Delhi.&; Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 13, 2016
"More than 30 people have died & all @MehboobaMufti & her party want to do is put up party flags & get police to ferry people to her function," he added.
The National Conference leader said that the government should have focused on restoring calm in the Kashmir Valley. "Shameless Govt should have been focused on restoring calm & on helping our doctors who are struggling to treat 1200+ injured people", he tweeted.
MEHBOOBA MUFTI SAYS VIOLENCE ACHIEVES NOTHING
In her first televised address since violence erupted in Kashmir four days back, Mehbooba Mufti said she was appealing to people as she herself being a parent could "feel the pain" of losing a near and dear one. "While certain quarters are only interested in playing politics over the dead bodies of the youth, it is the family members of these slain youth who have to live with this pain forever," she said.
Commenting on the unrest, she said, "Unfortunately some elements are hell bent upon fomenting trouble, mayhem and bloodshed in Kashmir for their vested interests and are playing with the lives of the innocent youth by instigating them to indulge in extreme violence resulting in a vicious cycle of frenzy and bloodshed."