SRINAGAR : In the backdrop of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement that militant-related incidents have declined by 25 per cent in J&K, former chief minister Omar Abdullah said it was all meaningless as the Centre has refused even to consider partial rollback of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the State.
This is when I remind you that all this is meaningless, when you refuse to even consider partial roll back of AFSPA, Mr Abdullah, who is also the working president of National Conference, wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter. Mr Abdullah had in the past hit out at People’s Democratic Party (PDP), alleging that Mufti-led government has taken a U-turn over the revocation of the controversial Act, which gives special powers to Armed forces in the state.
Mr Singh yesterday said that there has been 25 per cent decline in militant-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, which is also witnessing significant improvement in security situation.
“I would like to tell you that there has been significant improvement in security situation in J&K. There is significant decline in the level of violence there. Not only this, there is 25 per cent decline in militant-related incidents,” Mr Singh told reporters in New Delhi. (AGENCIES)
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