Says police has stopped NC leaders to reach party office
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Srinagar, July 13: National Conference vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has claimed that Jammu and Kashmir police has refused to give him escort vehicle and security cover of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force.
In a tweet, Omar wrote, “Dear @Jmukmrpolice don’t think that refusing to give me my escort vehicles & ITBP cover will stop me. I’ll walk to where I have to get to & that’s exactly what I’m doing now.”
National Conference today was planning to mark the “Martyrs Day” in Srinagar, which used to be a routine affair of Jammu and Kashmir government before August 5, 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated by the government of India. It used to be a holiday in the erstwhile state of J&K and the then Chief Minister used to visit the graveyard in old Srinagar to mark this day.
But after J&K was made Union territory, the July 13 holiday was cancelled and this day is not observed as Martyrs Day anymore.
Omar also claimed that J&K police is not allowing the NC leaders to reach the party office and attend the already scheduled programme. In another tweet, he wrote, “Now that I’ve got to the office & will go ahead with my programme you will send everything. The fact is @JmuKmrPolice has stopped a lot of my senior colleagues from coming to the @JKNC_ office today by adopting the same tactics of stopping them in their homes. Notable amongst those stopped are Abdul Rahim Rather Sb, @AliMSagar_ Sb, Ali Mohd Dar Sb and others.”
