Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has slammed the demand raised by a BJP legislator for separation and Statehood for Jammu, contending “they have already separated Ladakh from J&K and destroyed it and now they want to separate and destroy Jammu . He said those raising this demand should know Jammu will meet same fate as of Ladakh if separate status is granted.
“On what basis they are asking for separate Jammu? On the basis of religion? If they want to separate Jammu and destroy it, they can do it. Why this wasn’t done in 2019?” Omar asked in response to a question on the demand raised by BJP MLA from Jammu North Sham Lal Sharma, here on the sidelines of a function.Sharma recently had called for making Jammu a separate State.
“They have separated Ladakh and destroyed it. Now, if they want to separate and destroy Jammu, they can do it. Their politics has failed and now they remember Statehood for Jammu,” the Chief Minister said but asked why they didn’t do it in 2019.
It may be mentioned here that the BJP Government at the Centre abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution of India granting special status to erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
There has been an agitation going on in Ladakh for past about four years now, spearheaded by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) demanding Statehood and Sixth Schedule status among other demands.
Omar said on one hand the BJP says that they (National Conference) are not taking care of Jammu and Kashmir. “But they are the ones who are destroying it,” he added.
Omar mentioned Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, budget session of the Legislature and tourism season as the challenges and said the Government is preparing for the challenges including the one that J&K becomes a State again.“This (the Statehood) is a challenge for us. Then, budget session of the Legislature will start on February 2. We have to prepare and present budget and then get it passed in the House. The tourism session will start in March-April and we are hoping that this will be a success,” the Chief Minister said.
Speaking on medical seats row, Omar said,”we do not want to send them to a place where so much politics is being done, he said that Medical College is not worth opening. “Close it. And adjust these children in some other Government Medical College of ours. We will arrange for their education. We do not want their Medical College”.
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