Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed concern over the rising incidents of breach of ceasefire at the Pakistan border, and said he would ask the Centre to take up the issue with Islamabad. Abdullah said, "People of the border areas have to bear the brunt of violation of ceasefire."
"I would urge the central leadership to take up the issue of violation of ceasefire with Pakistan to ensure peace and tranquility along the Line of Control and at borders," Omar said in Rajouri. He addressed public rallies in Hanjana-Nowshera in Rajouri district and Mera Mandarian in Akhnoor belt of Jammu district on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister said people living in border areas had to bear the brunt of violation of ceasefire and their life, property, agriculture and economic activities got severely hampered by such incidents. There have been seven to eight ceasefire violations along Indo-Pak border in Poonch and Samba sectors of Jammu and Kashmir this month alone.
The chief minister said he has always batted for good Indo-Pak relations and resolution of issues between the two neighbours through peaceful dialogue process and will continue to work in this direction. "My efforts in this direction would continue," he said.
Omar said the governments of India and Pakistan should sit down and sort out issues amicably.
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