‘Development in PoK facilitated by China not Pakistan’: Omar Abdullah

Jammu: After heated verbal exchanges between the National Conference (NC) and the BJP MLAs on Tuesday in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the situation in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the development in PoK was ‘facilitated’ by China.

CM Omar Abdullah said today the development seen in PoK is primarily driven by China, with no significant role played by the Pakistan government in its progress. The Chief Minister made the statement after heated verbal exchanges between members of the BJP and the NC over the condition of border areas in the region.

“We have to accept that while there is limited development in our frontier areas, on the other side, there have been deliberate attempts to showcase progress.

“However, this so-called development was facilitated by China, not Pakistan,” the CM said.

He said that India has not sought assistance from any foreign country for infrastructure development in border regions.

Criticising the portrayal of growth in PoK, he remarked, “PoK government made people wear coats to create the facade of development. However, in reality, the pockets of those coats are empty.” In another development in the Assembly, allegations of malpractice in the Rs 401 crore National Saffron Mission (NSM) rocked the House after legislators demanded a thorough inquiry into the matter. (IANS)

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