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Centre assures full support to Omar Abdullah to help end violence in Kashmir | The Central Government has assured full support to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in normalizing the situation in the valley and steer the state towards peace and economic progress. "Prime
Minister has asked Omar Abdullah to send him a comprehensive proposal in this
regard," said a spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Government. Omar Abdullah
had a series of meetings in New Delhi on Saturday with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan
Singh, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Congress President Sonia Gandhi
in which they discussed ways to deal with future crisis situations in Jammu and
Kashmir and all steps required for speedy restoration of normalcy. "The requirements
in terms of non-lethal equipments for the state police force and paramilitary
forces to control large crowds also came up for discussion. The issues regarding
further strengthening of coalition between the two parties were also discussed,"
added the spokesperson. Omar Abdullah apprised the Prime Minister about the deliberations
of the recently held all-party meeting in Srinagar and briefed him about the law
and order situation in the state and the steps being taken to bring back normalcy
in the Valley. The issues relating to creation of adequate jobs for the youths
of the state were also discussed. Abdullah insisted on the need for more measures
to stop inflow of funds to protesters and implementing better crowd-control techniques.
He also discussed the issue of Army deployment in Srinagar . The meeting came
after days of violence in the Valley caused by clashes between protesters and
security forces. At least 15 people were killed in clashes between protesters
and security forces since June 11. |
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