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Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has accused the BJP-led NDA Government for “step-motherly” treatment to Kashmir. He equally blamed ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for “letting the Centre go away” and not “taking firm commitment from BJP on the package before joining hands with it.”
He particularly criticized Government of India for “disparity” in sanctioning of funds for flood victims of Jammu and Kashmir.
“You sanction funds and specify these have to be used for Kuccha houses. How many people in Kashmir have Kuccha houses…So even in that there is disparity,” said Omar.
“This non-commitment on flood rehabilitation package is more of NDA and BJP’s step-motherly treatment (towards Kashmir),” Omar said, in a interview to local newpaper.
“In the past, the Centre has responded. In the aftermath of 2005 earthquake, the Government of India responded and we got better package than what we have got now,” Omar, who was the Chief Minister when floods hit the state, said.
At the same time, he trained guns on PDP, saying Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed “should have taken firm commitment on the flood package from BJP at New Delhi before cobbling an alliance with the right-wing party.”
The former Chief Minister said the “sad truth” was that flood was used as “basis” for formation of PDP-BJP Government in the State. He asserted Sayeed had rejected support of National Conference and Congress for Government formation, saying their (parties’) pockets were empty.
“I remember him (Sayeed) saying that I have to get money from Delhi and I have to get flood package approved. This is what he said. I remember it,” Omar said, questioning the PDP-led Government’s silence on the issue now.