After taking over as CM on October 16, Omar has not been invited for any security review meeting whether called by the Home Minister or J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha. Wani said they are demanding J&K should get its statehood back so that there can be unified action against all these incidents and there should also be accountability.“CM is an elected and not a selected, who has been brought here from outside and made to sit on the chair. He has been given a mandate by the people. We cannot give answers to that thing which does not lie under our control or jurisdiction,” he asserted. “If there would have been a shortcoming from our side, then we would have been answerable but since we are nowhere in the decision-making, what answers can we give,” he added.Reiterating that restoration of statehood is very important for J&K, CM’s advisor said statehood must be restored so that decision-making takes place in a single place. On the central government saying the situation was very peaceful, Wani said the situation on the ground is contrary to it.“There is again an arrest spree in the Valley. The issues cannot be resolved by alienating people. The elected government does not alienate people but attempts to unite people,” he said.Wani was referring to the massive Valley-wide crackdown launched by security forces after the killing of an ex-serviceman by militants in Kulgam on Monday. During the crackdown, security forces have detained more than 500 people for questioning.
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