Remove AFSPA No Reflection On The Army, Says Omar

The proposal to remove the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Isolate) from few parts of the state is not a reflection of the role of the military or an attempt to undermine it, Chief Minisiter of Jammu and Kashmir; Omar Abdullah said.

In an attempt to translate his statement on October 21 Isolate the withdrawal of certain sectors of the state in a few days in reality, Abdullah said in a statement Wednesday, "no reflection on the role of the army in Jammu and Kashmir .

He said he was "in no way an attempt to undermine the role of the army, which plays a major role mainly in anti-militant operations in the State of Jammu and Kashmir."

AFSPA, which gives broad powers to the armed forces, was due to the valley in 1990 and in Jammu in 2001.

Abdullah began to prepare the ground for the revocation of the AFSPA at least four districts - Srinagar, Budgam in central Kashmir and Jammu and Samba, in the plains of the Jammu region - before the crucial cabinet meeting in Srinagar Friday , the last before the government offices and close to the transition to the winter capital Jammu.

He shows the hand of friendship extended to the army, who was angry with a statement of Sheikh Mustafa Kamal spokesman for the conference, suggesting that the grenade attacks in the Valley on Tuesday, could have been triggered by the army.

Chief Minister, the government has not only distanced State in determining the NC leader, who is also his uncle, but also praised the army for the role it had played in the fight against insurrection.

Government sources told IANS that Abdullah may have to speak with military commanders on Thursday the state, especially commanders Corp based in Srinagar and Jammu to figure things out and resolve the details of the removal of AFSPA.

It also seeks to open new channels of communication with his fellow party members on the subject.

We surveyed? Range from the Chief Minister would bring political dividends to the party and so we were invited to support the interests of the party? a minister told IANS.

The perception is that since the abolition of the isolate has broad support among the people of the valley, as formulated by many political groups, especially the main opposition Democratic Decision CN extract political mileage.