Jammu: A ban imposed by the central government on SMSes in Kashmir has been revoked within a matter of hours, after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah protested strongly against it.
Speaking to PTI, Omar Abdullah said, "We asked for banning of the bulk SMS facility, which we believe is being used to spread rumours and gossip in the name of news and also being used to cheat subscribers and such organisations are mushrooming. This request has not been understood properly (by the Centre)."
He said that while dealing with the state, the Centre should show more seriousness and understanding. "An officer sitting in the Department of Telecommunication or the home ministry cannot decide what is right or what is wrong for the people of my state," he said.
The Department of Telecom had asked the state's 12 operators, including state-owned BSNL and other private players like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, to withdraw text message service to their post-paid users in J&K altogether.
Earlier, the Home Ministry had banned pre-paid services for more than two and a half months in view of security concerns.
Speaking to PTI, Omar Abdullah said, "We asked for banning of the bulk SMS facility, which we believe is being used to spread rumours and gossip in the name of news and also being used to cheat subscribers and such organisations are mushrooming. This request has not been understood properly (by the Centre)."
He said that while dealing with the state, the Centre should show more seriousness and understanding. "An officer sitting in the Department of Telecommunication or the home ministry cannot decide what is right or what is wrong for the people of my state," he said.
The Department of Telecom had asked the state's 12 operators, including state-owned BSNL and other private players like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, to withdraw text message service to their post-paid users in J&K altogether.
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Earlier, the Home Ministry had banned pre-paid services for more than two and a half months in view of security concerns.
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