CM Omar Abdullah takes a dig at security establishment for sealing Jamia Masjid

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR , FEBRUARY 13 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called the sealing of Jamia Masjid on the occasion of Shabe Baraat unfortunate. He described this decision betraying a lack in confidence in the people and a lack of confidence in the law & order machinery.
In his post on X, the chief minister wrote:
“It is very unfortunate that the security establishment has taken the decision to seal the historic Jamia Masjid, Srinagar on one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar – #shabebaraat. This decision betrays a lack in confidence in the people & a lack of confidence in the law & order machinery that calm won’t prevail without extreme measures. The people of Srinagar deserved better.”
Earlier in an interview with BBC Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah signaled a potential reassessment of his government’s relationship with the Centre, “if promises made by the Modi government go unfulfilled.”
A report published in Deccan Herald quoted Omar Abdullah saying, “At least in the opening few months of my government I owe it to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to try and establish a good working relationship with the government of India. If that fails to deliver on the promises that the government of India has made to us, we would relook at it,” he said. (STC)