Srinagar, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that the former CM and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, should have apologised for her remarks about the use of force in Jantar Mantar rather than blaming it on an AI-generated video.
Speaking to reporters here, Omar Abdullah accused Mehbooba Mufti of attempting to appease certain sections outside Jammu and Kashmir and refusing to acknowledge what she had said despite widespread criticism.
CM Abdullah said Mufti had not gone to Jantar Mantar to speak for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Instead, he alleged, her remarks justified and even advocated the use of force in the Kashmir Valley.
He said that while militancy remains a challenge, it cannot justify arbitrary actions against ordinary people. "If there is militancy here, that does not mean there should be random arrests or that passports should be withheld," Omar Abdullah said.
The Chief Minister criticised Mufti for what he described as her long-standing practice of adopting different positions in Kashmir and in New Delhi.
"She has not forgotten the habit of saying one thing here and another in Delhi," he remarked.
Referring to the controversy surrounding the video of Mehbooba Mufti's speech, Omar Abdullah said she would not have lost any political stature had she admitted her mistake and apologised publicly.
"Instead of apologising before the media, one of her MLAs claimed the video was AI-generated. Everyone saw that reel. She should have accepted that what she said was not correct," he said. Omar Abdullah further alleged that Mehbooba Mufti had rarely expressed remorse over controversial political decisions in the past.
He referred to the PDP's alliance with the BJP in 2015 as well as other controversial remarks associated with her political career, saying she has neither apologised nor expressed regret over those episodes.
Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks about the use of force on students in Jantar Mantar evoked criticism locally as she said force used on the students at Jantar Mantar was not justified because such force could only be used in Kashmir.
Source: IANS
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