Elements behind Budgam clashes

He announced one months free ration for families affected in the incident

Breaking his silence on the fortnight-old sectarian clashes in Budgam district,J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said people who fuel these incidents do it for vote bank politics.

He announced one months free ration for families affected in the incident.

Elements behind these (sectarian) tensions expand their activities as soon as elections draw near. They want to polarise society,create conflicts between sections,sects,faiths,regions and castes while keeping an eye on votes, Omar told a civil society group.

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The CM told the delegation led by Majlis-e-Tahfuz-e-Itihaad (MTI) chief coordinator Agha Syed Mujtaba that Divisional Commissioner Kashmir will be Nodal Officer for assessing damages caused to families. He said the Divisional Commissioner will be asked to complete the assessment quickly so that rehabilitation can start at the earliest.

Assuring all possible help for rehabilitation,the CM said that timber and other construction material will be made available. He said horticulture,agriculture,rural development and revenue departments would be asked to dovetail their schemes to help rehabilitation of the families and restoration of their agriculture.

For Kolkata, the IMD has forecast mostly cloudy skies with light to moderate rain or thundershowers on most days through Panchami.

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