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Omar Abdullah Warns Ladakh Against Trusting Centre’s Verbal Assurances
Omar Abdullah advised leaders in Ladakh not to depend only on promises spoken by the central government.
He said they should ask for promises to be written and officially signed.
Abdullah said Jammu and Kashmir had also received a verbal promise about restoring statehood.
He said that promise has still not happened nearly two years later.
During a visit to Pulwama, he reviewed development work and said many projects were progressing.
Projects worth about Rs 100 crore were started or opened there.
National Health Mission workers are protesting for their demands.
Abdullah said the government would talk with them after the protest stops.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah urged Ladakh leaders to seek written, officially signed commitments from the Centre.
Abdullah cited an unfulfilled assurance that Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood would be restored after Assembly elections.
He said Pulwama could rank among Jammu and Kashmir’s top five districts for development-project execution and fund use.
Projects worth about Rs 100 crore were inaugurated or launched in Pulwama, including roads, schools, hospitals, bridges and a dairy-processing village.
Abdullah said the government would discuss National Health Mission employees’ demands only after their ongoing agitation ends.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Ladakh and Kargil leaders, and National Health Mission employees.
- What
- Abdullah advised Ladakh’s leadership to obtain written assurances from the Centre and discussed Pulwama development and an employee strike.
- Where
- Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.
- When
- The remarks were reported on September 16; Abdullah said nearly two years had passed since the statehood promise.
- Why
- Abdullah said verbal commitments had failed to deliver Jammu and Kashmir’s promised statehood restoration and urged formal documentation for Ladakh’s safeguards concerning land and jobs.
National Health Mission Employees
Jammu and Kashmir Government
Timing of negotiations
National Health Mission Employees
Employees are conducting an agitation over their demands.
Jammu and Kashmir Government
The government says it cannot hold talks while the protest continues and wants dialogue after the agitation is called off.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
- Main advice
- Ladakh leaders should not rely on verbal assurances from the Centre without written, officially signed commitments.
- Statehood assurance
- Abdullah said Jammu and Kashmir was promised statehood restoration after the Assembly election, but the promise had not materialised nearly two years later.
- Pulwama projects
- Projects worth around Rs 100 crore were inaugurated or had foundation stones laid.
- Development ranking
- Abdullah said Pulwama could rank among the top five of Jammu and Kashmir’s 20 districts for project execution and fund expenditure.
- NHM protest
- The government said it would discuss National Health Mission employees’ demands after the agitation ends.
Quotes
Omar Abdullah
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
“Ladakh has its own issues, our issues are separate. However, as a friend and a well-wisher, I can only advice the leadership of Ladakh not to rely on any verbal assurances from the central government unless they provide those in writing and officially signed”
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“We ourselves have been victims of this. We too were given verbal assurances that statehood would be restored immediately after the (Assembly) election. Almost two years have passed since and that promise has not materialised.”
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