Vijaypur, Jammu and Kashmir:
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today took on ruling coalition partner Congress for "creating hurdles" in the setting up new administrative units in Jammu and Kashmir and vowed that as Chief Minister he will keep fighting till he fulfills his mission.
The Chief Minister's attack comes after Congress demanded that the proposal to set up new administrative units at ground level be examined, before being implemented.
Without naming the Congress, he said, "Some people are creating hurdles for me in this endeavour (to set up administrative units). I know how to use what resources at which time to fulfill my mission."
"As long as I am on the chair of the Chief Minister, I promise that I will keep fighting for setting up of the units at niabats, blocks, tehsils and sub-divisions," he told a public rally in Vijaypur in the state.
A cabinet sub-committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand is currently visiting various districts to check the recommendations by SS Bloeria and Ganai commissions to set up the units.
Attacking the coalition partner of trying to weaken the National Conference (NC) in Vijaypur, he said the people had given a fitting reply with their presence at the rally.
"Everybody is eyeing Vijaypur. The day he (Surjeet Singh Slathia) won the elections, he has been a target of political parties. The people with whom we are ruling the state (Congress) have also tried to target Vijaypur.
"(They think) Salathia should be dislodged because he has developed close rapport with the people. But your presence in larger number here is a befitting reply to all who are trying to weaken Slathia," he said.
The Chief Minister's attack comes after Congress demanded that the proposal to set up new administrative units at ground level be examined, before being implemented.
Without naming the Congress, he said, "Some people are creating hurdles for me in this endeavour (to set up administrative units). I know how to use what resources at which time to fulfill my mission."
"As long as I am on the chair of the Chief Minister, I promise that I will keep fighting for setting up of the units at niabats, blocks, tehsils and sub-divisions," he told a public rally in Vijaypur in the state.
A cabinet sub-committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand is currently visiting various districts to check the recommendations by SS Bloeria and Ganai commissions to set up the units.
Attacking the coalition partner of trying to weaken the National Conference (NC) in Vijaypur, he said the people had given a fitting reply with their presence at the rally.
"Everybody is eyeing Vijaypur. The day he (Surjeet Singh Slathia) won the elections, he has been a target of political parties. The people with whom we are ruling the state (Congress) have also tried to target Vijaypur.
"(They think) Salathia should be dislodged because he has developed close rapport with the people. But your presence in larger number here is a befitting reply to all who are trying to weaken Slathia," he said.
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