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Challenging the Center, the leader of the National Conference questioned why the government is only paying attention to PoK, while ignoring China’s control over parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday, Dr. S. Jaishankar took a sarcasm at the recent remarks of Pakistan -occupied Kashmir (PoK). He questioned the intention and capacity of the central government to withdraw the region and also pointed to China’s control over parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the assembly, Abdullah said that the Foreign Minister has said that he will bring back the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. Have we ever stopped them? If they can bring it back, they should do so now.
Challenging the Center, the leader of the National Conference questioned why the government is only paying attention to PoK, while ignoring China’s control over parts of Jammu and Kashmir. He asked, “One part is with Pakistan, but the other part is with China – why doesn’t anyone talk about it?” He questioned why did not take PoK during the Kargil war? At the same time, BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition Sunil Sharma retaliated, saying that when the government plans to withdraw PoK, Omar Abdullah will not be consulted.
Taking a sarcasm on the MLAs advocating the talks with Pakistan, Sharma said that such cases are out of the jurisdiction of the House. He said, “This is the jurisdiction of Parliament and has also worked on it in the past. Atal Bihari Vajpayee also tried.” Criticizing former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for explaining the similarities between Vajpayee’s era and the current BJP, Sharma said, “BJP is an ideology party. Our ideology was the same as what is today.”
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