Omar blames stone-pelters for curfew in Srinagar

Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 20:42

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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday justified the imposition of curfew-like restrictions in parts of Srinagar city, in the aftermath of destruction of a revered shrine on Monday, blaming the incidents of stone-pelting for the harsh measures.

"Why don't you blame the stone pelters? If I was (were) so keen to 'curfew you', I'd have done it without the stone throwing", Omar wrote on the micro-blogging site twitter.Com.

Omar was responding to criticism over the curfew-like restrictions imposed in six police station areas of the old city as a preventive measure following violent clashes on Monday that left over 50 persons injured.

The clashes broke out after the 200-year-old Dastageer Sahib Shrine at Khanyar was gutted in a fire incident.

Responding to a "taunt" that "in Kashmir CM stands for Curfew Minister", the Chief Minister responded, "Enjoy yourselves. You have to find something to amuse yourselves, so have fun".

PTI

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First Published: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 20:42

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javed - srinagar
CM is enjoying his life and poor peoples are slave of india

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jameel - Srinagar
Omar Abdullah is only blaming Kashmiris withour any rehym. He is only thinking about is chair .No feelings with Kashmiri people.He is not grown up in Kashmir and does not know and not feel what peoples demand is .