{"id":11426,"date":"2024-03-27T19:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/omar-mehbooba-hope-shahs-statement-on-afspa-review-is-not-just-poll-jumla-india-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T19:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:23:53","slug":"omar-mehbooba-hope-shahs-statement-on-afspa-review-is-not-just-poll-jumla-india-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/omar-mehbooba-hope-shahs-statement-on-afspa-review-is-not-just-poll-jumla-india-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar, Mehbooba hope Shah\u2019s statement on AFSPA review is not just poll \u2018jumla\u2019 | India News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108829682,imgsize-36796.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Omar, Mehbooba hope Shah\u2019s statement on AFSPA review is not just poll \u2018jumla\u2019 | India News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Omar, Mehbooba hope Shah\u2019s statement on AFSPA review is not just poll \u2018jumla\u2019 | India News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>SRINAGAR: Union home minister <!-- -->Amit Shah<!-- -->\u2019s announcement that the Centre would consider reviewing Armed Forces Special Powers Act (<!-- -->AFSPA<!-- -->) in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/jammu-and-kashmir\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Jammu and Kashmir<\/a> evoked mixed reactions from the Valley\u2019s mainstream parties, with <!-- -->PDP<!-- --> chief <!-- -->Mehbooba Mufti<!-- --> welcoming it and <!-- -->National Conference<!-- --> vice-president <!-- -->Omar Abdullah<!-- --> remaining sceptical.<br \/>The two former chief ministers said if this was not just an electoral ploy and govt was ready to \u201cwalk the talk\u201d, then it should take immediate steps for removal of AFSPA and withdrawal of troops.<br \/>Mehbooba hoped the law that grants widespread powers and immunity from prosecution to security forces in designated areas was indeed revoked, and Shah\u2019s statement did not turn out to be an empty rhetoric.<br \/>\u201cPDP has consistently demanded the revocation of draconian AFSPA along with a gradual removal of troops. It also formulated an important part of our Agenda of Alliance wholeheartedly agreed upon by BJP. Der aayee durust aaye. Better late than never but only if it isn\u2019t jumlebaazi like generating two crore jobs every year or empty promises of depositing 15 lacs into bank accounts (sic.),\u201d she said in a post on X.<br \/>The MHA could start by releasing journalists and Kashmiri youths languishing in jail \u201cwithout any charges\u201d, she added.<br \/>Omar, on the other hand, linked Shah\u2019s statement to Lok Sabha polls. \u201cSince elections are here, the people of J&amp;K are being cheated and misled the way people of Ladakh have been cheated over restoration of statehood and the 6th Schedule,\u201d he told reporters in Budgam.<br \/>\u201cIf New Delhi is claiming there is normalcy in Kashmir, militancy has ended and there is no separatism left, then it\u2019s high time to remove AFSPA and withdraw troops. There should be no need to wait further,\u201d he further said.<br \/>Shah told local news channel Gulistan News on Tuesday that govt had plans to pull back troops, leave law and order to J&amp;K Police, and would consider reviewing AFSPA coverage.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, 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