J&K CM’s remark ahead of U.S. envoy meeting draws flak from PDP
Omar Abdullah says it should be the Centre, and not Washington, that ‘solves our problems’. PDP calls it ‘pre-emptive defensiveness’.
Ahead of a meeting with the U.S. envoy in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed the view that it was the central government in New Delhi, not Washington, that should address the region's issues, according to <source>. This statement prompted criticism from the Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which labeled the remark as "pre-emptive defensiveness" and attributed it to an "apologetic" Chief Minister (quoted in <source>).
In response, Mr. Abdullah stated that their concerns were unrelated to the envoy and that it was not his practice to express grievances to foreign officials (quoted in <source>). The PDP's reaction was not the only concern; BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur viewed the envoy's visit as a "very positive thing" and urged the world to witness the present situation in Kashmir, contrasting it with the past (quoted in <source>).
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