New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday night blamed Opposition PDP for scuttling the mission for partial revocation of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act by "making statements" that the state government should take army on board.
Winding up the discussion on Governor's address in the state assembly, he said his efforts for partial revocation of AFSPA will continue and also assured the House that this will become a reality during his tenure.
"When I advocated gradual revocation of AFSPA from some areas of the state and was busy in talks with the Prime Minister, other Union leadership and army, the PDP tried to scuttle my mission by making statements that I should move on this issue only after army permits me to do so.
"The party (PDP) did this only for political reasons. It didn't want the coalition government to take credit for the initiative and played with the sentiments of the people," he said, adding that his advocacy for gradual revocation of AFSPA from some parts of the state where militancy has died down and army has no role to play will continue as it possesses logical reason.
"I would continue to work for it."
Underlining the complexity in addressing of political issues of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar said that the state legislature alone cannot work out a solution itself adding that the Centre has a definite role in this regard.
"When there are parts of Jammu and Kashmir under the occupation of Pakistan and China, we have to look for a comprehensive strategy to address the issue amicably and peacefully."
"On this floor of House I am on record to commit ten steps forward movement towards main opposition (PDP) if it rises above politics and moves one step forward sincerely towards me to help address the political issue of Jammu and Kashmir," he said highlighting the need of exhibiting the approach of a statesman towards this problem instead of behaving like a politician.
Omar made an elaborative speech on the performance of his government and present political scenario saying that the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight.
"We have to work out to move out of the tunnel in the sunshine.
"During the Round Table Conference I told the Prime Minister that a politician has eye only on next election while the statesman looks towards next generation," an official release from the Jammu and Kashmir government quoted Omar as saying.
Ridiculing the "double standards" of PDP with regard to the boycott of proceedings of the House, he said that PDP "forgot about the media when its members and party leader were making speeches in the House yesterday but today pretending to be supporting press its members remained away from the House."
Angry over Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone's remark that "media was under his control", journalists today boycotted proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for the second consecutive day.
Omar castigated PDP for "indulging in mud slugging and creating hypes by speaking unabated lies with the intension to create an impression in the minds of people that their concocted tales are true".
He said people are wise enough to understand these tactics.
"Character assassination, mud slugging, personal vendetta and falsehood may be PDP's characteristics, but I believe that 'God sees the truth but waits'. I have not learnt to throw mud and relay on false propaganda otherwise there is lot of material before me to expose the commissions and omissions this party and its leadership," he said, adding that the time will itself testify my position and my actions.
"We are not afraid of the propagandist approach and unfounded allegations. We have with stood such attacks in the past and have come clean of all allegations levelled against us," he said, asserting that those who indulge in this practice "will again eat the humble pie in future".
He said lies will never become true even if spoken unlimited times.
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