Jammu, Mar 24 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that militancy cannot be wiped out from Jammu & Kashmir without support from local people.
Talking to reporters here, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Omar said that security is not the domain of the elected government but they are lending help (LG) to keep situation under control and maintain peace in the Union Territory.
“I am repeatedly saying that militancy cannot be uprooted without support from local people,” he said.
He said that no contact has been established by forces with militants in Kathua.
“As far as my information is concerned, no contact has been established. Search and cordon has been launched after suspicious movement in the area,” he said.
To a question about the Waqf Bill, Omar said Waqf institutions are being selectively targeted. “It is evident that only one religion is being targeted. Religious institutions are affiliated with every religion and there is no religion which doesn’t have its institutions. There is no religion which doesn’t carry out charitable activities. Muslims carry out charitable activities through Waqf but it is being selectively targeted,” Omar said.
The report of the joint parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was tabled in the Lok Sabha in February this year. The bill is expected to come up in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing budget session—(KNO)
