By Ovais Gull
Srinagar: Reacting sharply to Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley’s statement against special status of J&K, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that it was ‘gun’ not ‘special status that damaged the state.
Abdullah said that claims by Jaitley are fallacious as ‘special status has always protected the state’.
He was addressing media persons here and was was flanked by party’s provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, Chief spokesman Aga Ruhulla, Tanvir Sadiq and Imran Nabi Dar.
“It is gun that has ruined the state since last few decades,” Abdullah said, adding that special status of J&K was under threat from past five years especially since BJP came into power. “NC will remain on forefront to safeguard the interests of people.’
He also lashed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘anti-people policies’ and saidd had he been serious about the ‘development of the state then’ steps would have been taken accordingly.
