CM Mehbooba repeating my mistakes: Omar Abdullah on Kashmir unrest
July 13, 2016 08:32
The cycle of violence that gripped the Valley in 2010 is a painful memory for former chief minister Omar Abdullah, but as he sees Kashmir erupt again, he finds his successor making the same "mistakes" he did.
"Mehbooba Mufti has made the same mistake as me. I went into a shell in 2010 and she has also withdrawn into a shell. The first 24-48 hours are crucial. That is when your people need to see and hear you," National Conference leader Abdullah said.
Mehbooba openly called for my resignation in 2010 but Im not going to do the same. It is a difficult situation for her to deal with, he said.
Abdullah said he expected her to learn from his mistakes.
She should have at least been on television appealing for calm but she seems to have retreated into a shell at a time when she needed to be seen and heard.
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