The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has announced to hold a peaceful sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on December 5, demanding the scrapping of the ''unjust reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir''.
This was the first outreach of Omar after becoming CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
He was peaking at the inauguration of the four-day National Agriculture Summit & Farmers’ Fair-2024 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu.
Dr Abdullah made these remarks during the commemorative function honouring the 92nd birth anniversary of the Late Pt. Mangat Ram Sharma.
The chief minister said the additional Central fund is required to tide over the difficult fiscal situation faced by his government.
The National Conference leader said it is imperative for people of Kashmir in the wake of the move to enroll non-locals in the electoral rolls.
The Vice President acknowledged the concerns raised by the participants and reiterated that the interest of the people of J&K and NC will be safeguarded.
Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti slammed the Congress party for supporting the CBI raids at the residence of AAP leader and Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Omar, who was talking to mediapersons here after concluding his week long tour of border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, said that during our tenure in government Srinagar and northern districts of Kashmir were made terrorism-free. However, people in Srinagar up-town were also now feeling unsafe, what to talk of other areas.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that terrorism is rampant across Jammu and Kashmir and the union territory if passing through a difficult phase.
