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This is an archive article published on November 23, 2010

BJP calls for Jammu bandh; burn effigy of Omar

BJP called for a bandh in Jammu on Saturday against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remarks.

BJP called for a three-hour bandh here on Saturday against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir’s accession with India as the party youth wing burnt the effigy of the CM for his approval to the rehabilitation of militants,who want to return from PoK.

“We have announced a complete bandh on November 27 for three hours in the morning in protest against the statement of Omar on the floor of J&K Assembly last month over accession of J&K with India and also return and rehabilitation of the militants in PoK,” BJP state president Shamshir Singh Manhas told reporters.

The ‘Chakka Jaam’ would be from 8am to 11 am,he said.

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Manhas said decision of the party to observe ‘Chakka Jaam’ been also taken to protest Omar Abdullah’s alleged continued discrimination against Jammu region and for avoiding fresh “delimitation” of constituencies.

Meanwhile,activists Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha burnt the effigy of Abdullah and held demonstration against his amnesty to militants who want to return form PoK.

Over 1300 BJYM activists took out a protest rally from their Kachi Chawani BJP headquarters,raising anti-government and anti-Omar slogans. They also clashed with Police,who prevented them from moving ahead in view section 144 imposed in and around Civil Secretariat in the city.

“It is another blunder (approval) by the so called dynamic Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the first cabinet meeting,attended by the Congress ministers also,in the winter capital yesterday” BJP state spokesperson Nirmal Kamal told reporters.

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“Just a weak back DGP Kuldeep Khuda had admitted that there are still 500 militants in the state. This means that the number of militants operating in the state has not been reduced… rehabilitation policy will increase militancy related incidents despite the various safe-guards attached to the rehabilitation policy”,she argued.

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