Surrender policy has nothing that endangers country: Omar

'There is nothing in the policy that will pose a danger to the country.'

Rejecting criticism of surrender policy for youths who had exfiltrated from Jammu and Kashmir for arms training in PoK and Pakistan,Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said it had nothing that will endanger the country.

“There is nothing in the policy that will pose a danger to the country,” Omar told reporters soon after inauguration of a university-industry council symposium in University of Jammu here.

“We have worked a lot on this policy. We have also taken Centre into confidence. There has been a lot of discussion over it,” Omar said,adding,”We have formulated this policy along with Home Minister P Chidambaram after minutely viewing all aspects.

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Alleging that some parties were trying to play politics over the issue,he said,”People would be benefited from it and no one will lose anything.”

BJP has called for a three-hour bandh here on Saturday to protest against the surrender policy,claiming that it will lead to increase in militancy related incidents despite the various safeguards.

The chief minister,however,said,”There is no agitation on the issue. You (media) are doing it.”

The J-K cabinet on November 22 cleared the surrender and rehabilitation policy for youths,who had exfiltrated from the state for arms training in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistan between 1989 and 2009 but have given up insurgent activities due to change of heart and are willing to return to the state to join the mainstream.

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