Stressing that situation was conducive for phased withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from J&K, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said there should have been more progress on the issue and he would continue to pursue the 'mission'.
'I have made no bones about the fact that we should have made more progress on that [AFSPA]. I believe we are comfortably placed for the phase-wise removal of the AFSPA,' he told reporters after presiding over the Police Martyrs’ Day function at Zewan. Omar said although the army has publicly expressed its reservations about the revocation of the AFSPA in the state, he would continue his efforts for the withdrawal in phases.
'I have made no bones about the fact that we should have made more progress on that [AFSPA]. I believe we are comfortably placed for the phase-wise removal of the AFSPA,' he told reporters after presiding over the Police Martyrs’ Day function at Zewan. Omar said although the army has publicly expressed its reservations about the revocation of the AFSPA in the state, he would continue his efforts for the withdrawal in phases.