Budgam, July 06: National Conference vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday questioned the Lieutenant Governor-led administration over the ‘Land for Landless’ issue and asked them to come clean who are homeless in J&K and how they are being categorised.
“The government should first clear the doubts about who are homeless, and how they are categorising them. Are you counting those homeless as well who came here just a week ago,” Omar Abdullah, as per the news agency KNS said during his visit to central Kashmir’s Budgam district He visited Choon Budgam earlier in the day to enquire health conditions of Abdul Ahad Dar.
Talking to the media persons, the former CM said, “The LG administration should look at whom they are going to give accommodation on Kahcharai land and those who came here after abrogation of Article 370 should not be included. The administration should first verify who is homeless in J&K and then after the orders should come. Are you counting those people homeless as well who came to J&K just a week ago? I think those who came to Kashmir after 2019 shouldn’t be included in the scheme. We know the government has brought a huge number of outsiders in J&K after August 2019.”
Replying to a query on the plans of imposing the Uniform Civil Code by the BJP, he said the NC will never support those bills which will harm the minority community in the country.
On hearing Article 370 by Supreme Court in the upcoming days, Omar said the proceedings cannot happen overnight. “First, the SC has to issue notices to the government and then proceedings will be taken up. There are 2 MPs from National Conference who are its petitioners. We will put forth our argument and try to get justice for the people of J&K,” he said.
