Srinagar: CM Omar Abdullah on Wednesday renewed the demand to restore Jammu and Kashmir for the state, stating that political discourses are active and running around the reversal of the central region’s situation.After presiding over a meeting of administrative secretaries in Gulmarg, Omar said, “Negotiations around the state have not died.” “Recently a Niti Aayog document, which has also been shared with members of PM and Aayog, has clearly mentioned the kingdom to J&K.,However, Omar opposed the suggestion of calling a special assembly session to carry forward the demand. “This is the only point to which I disagreed,” he said.Parliament canceled Article 370 on August 5, 2019, ending the special status of J&K, and the government restructured the region in two center areas – including Ladakh. Regional parties widely opposed the move and the restoration remains a consistent political demand in Jammu and Kashmir.Omar also carried forward efforts to revive tourism in Kashmir, which after the terrorist attack in Pahgam, which prevented visitor activity throughout the region. He said, “Tourism stopped completely after 22 April. Before expecting tourists from the rest of the country, we should go ourselves,” he said, referring to back-to-back official meetings in Pahalgam and Gulmarg this week. He urged schools and colleges to resume visiting tourist destinations “proceed slightly towards the general situation”.Omar called such campaigns unfair, also investigated the investigation of increasing calls on social media to boycott Kashmir. “The people of Jammu and Kashmir strongly condemned the Pahalgam attack. After 22 April, Kashmiris loudly said,” Not in our name “, he said.He urged the union government to find out the origin of boycott calls to intelligence agencies. “The attack was not carried out by Kashmiris, nor did anyone force tourists to exclude. If, even then, the blame continues, what else is expected to do?” He asked.The CM highlighted the need for coordination between the elected government of Jammu and Kashmir, the office of LG and the Central Government to ensure security. “I can build infrastructure and promote tourism, but security is under the jurisdiction of LG,” he said. “We should cooperate, so 22 April does not repeat.”
