CM should to be trusted to decide J&K interest: Omar

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the chief minister of a state should be trusted to decide what is in the interest of his state, otherwise it was better to "dispense" the state governments and rule from the Centre directly. He, however, said that that the decision to release separatist leader Masrat Alam was J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's ploy to ensure that the discourse was about anything but the BJP-PDP alliance. "God knows I hold no brief for Mufti Sayeed but a CM has to be trusted to decide what is & isn't in the interest of his/her state.