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Srinagar:National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has courted another controversy by daring Narendra Modi-led govt to unfurl the tricolour at Lal Chowk in Sgr
“They are talking of raising flag at PaK. I ask them, first you go and raise the Tricolour at Lal Chawk in Sgr. They can’t even do that here and they are talking about PaK,” Times Now quoted the former J&K as saying.
The NC chief also expressed concerns over the “worsening security situation” in J&K and said the Centre has to frame its response vis-a-vis Pakistan for bringing peace in the region. Terming the meetings of Interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma, with people as a ‘formality’, Abdullah said that peace would be achieved only when ‘sincere and serious efforts’ were made.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Kathua district, Abdullah said,”Claims of peace (in Jammu and Kashmir) are falling flat in the face of increased killings. Yet another jawan has been abducted and killed.”
Earlier on Nov 11, Farooq Abdullah had stirred controversy by saying that the Pakistan administered Kashmir belongs to Pakistan and this wont change no matter how many wars India and Pakistan fight.
“I tell them in plain terms not only the people of India, but also to the world that the part (of J&K) which is with Pakistan (PaK) belongs to Pakistan and this side to India. This wont change. Let them fight how many wars they want to. This wont change,” Abdullah had said.
Following his statement, the Anti Terrorist Front India had announced a bounty of Rs 21 lakh prize for cutting Abdullah’s tongue, saying he has “insulted” the country with his pro- Pakistan remarks and was speaking “against” the RSS.
