What Did Kargil Recover? Omar Abdullah Questions Silence on China :

There is so much confusion on both Indian and Pakistan politics with Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar's clear stance regarding POK while he was in the UK. Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah accused the BJP government in the assembly and stated that “The foriegn Minister said We will bring back what belongs to us, that was occupied by Pakistan. it is shocking to hear How did being stop him? Who stopped him? Did we say do not bring it? We say if you want to bring it, then bring it.” Abdullah sarcastically added, “We the people of India, will thank the NDA government if it brings back the region of POK along with the part that Republic of China has claimed.”

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Wrapping up his comments on the motion of thanks to the address delivered by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in the Assembly, Chief Minister said that it is our hope that when the BJP central government decides to reclaim PoK, it will also consider reclaiming that part of Jammu and Kashmir which is under Chinese occupation. We will be very thankful to you.

He said, 'You have executed a very serious distortion of the Maharaja's map by amending the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh off the crown of the other region, and you have also done away with his laws and policies on land and employment intended to guarantee the people were indeed protected.' Abdullah said that the BJP is rationalizing the separation with the argument that it is a long overdue demand from the people of Ladakh.

The Chief Minister added, ‘Did you ask them? Did you make an effort to know?’ Abdullah responded, “The residents of Kargil have been opposed to this decision since its inception. Even today, the Buddhists of Ladakh think that their position was more advantageous within the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir. They marched from Leh to Delhi to reclaim their entitlements.” He added that the condition in Himachal Pradesh is more favorable because any industrialist or hotelier setting up in the hill state is obliged to fill 70 percent of the available positions with locals.