Srinagar: Chief Minister of Indian controlled Kashmir Omar Abdullah has harshly criticised the Indian army for having special powers in the disputed valley.
He told reporters on Thursday that there had been a decrease in militancy in the region over the last few years. He said that he had asked the army to renounce special powers, which had been given under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. “I have asked army to tell me an answer other than no,” he said.
Abdullah said that they wanted to withdraw the special powers from the army at least in those areas where was no army deployment. We want to remove such powers, especially in Sopur, Kupwara and Baramulla.
On the other hand, the Indian army seems reluctant to give up its powers, seeking more expansion in the powers. It is to mention here that the army enjoys policing power under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
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