I am not meeting anti-social elements, says Omar after accusing Govt. of spying on him

Reiterating his allegation that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Government in Jammu and Kashmir was spying on him, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday rejected the explanation that it was a routine security measure to keep an eye on anti-social elements saying that it was obvious that he had no intention of meeting anti-social elements.

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"There is a difference between a journalist and an anti-social element, now somebody who has been admitted to my home has been admitted with my knowledge. I am clearly not going to be meeting an anti-social elements, does that mean that this government doesn't trust me? Which clearly means that this government is spying on me," Abdullah told media here.

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"If you have to stop anti-social elements you stop them outside my house, you don't question them after they have been to my house and left...You can't cover this up by saying that this is a security measure, because it is not," he added.

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PDP had today rejected Abdullah's allegation of spying on him, saying that it was not a cop but a disgruntled National Conference (NC) worker who had accosted the journalist.

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According to reports, the police had later said that it was a routine activity to keep an eye on the anti-social elements.

Abdullah earlier accused the Mufti Mohammed Sayeed-led PDP Government of spying on him.

In a series of tweets, Omar stated that a journalist interviewing him was stopped and questioned allegedly by the CID.