The conflict-ridden state of Jammu and Kashmir is once again in debate over revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). State’s chief minister Omar Abdullah who has been importuning the government to revoke AFSPA from violence free areas of J&K, met Union Minister Chidambaram and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the issue.
Abdullah said he does not want to play politics with national security and therefore is insisting to revoke act only from the peaceable parts of J&K. 'I met the PM, the home minister, I have made my point clear. This is an ongoing process. The PM and the home minister were receptive.' He stressed the meetings were to 'narrow differences with what we want to happen and what the army has publicly stated'.
AFSPA has been employed in the Indian administrated state of Jammu and Kashmir since 1990 and Hurriyat group don't want AFSPA to be withdrawn. The faction has stated that there would be a public uprising if the Disturbed Areas Act, Public Safety Act and AFSPA were lifted. Abdullah, ignoring the statement said “If act is not withdrawn, they will say it has not been withdrawn. If withdrawn, they will threaten you (with such statement) and you will get scared by their threat.”
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