Elections to GPC to be set in motion soon: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the elections to Gurdwara Prabandak Committee (GPC) would be set in motion soon, so that the community elects its representatives and gets the problems addressed at various levels.
"I will ask the Law Minister to sit with you and finalise the process of holding elections to GPC," Omar said addressing a congregation of Sikh Community at Chatti Padshashi here on the occasion of Guru Hargobind's Day.
He assured the community that their genuine demands would be given due consideration.
Highlighting the role played by community to strengthen harmony in the state, Omar said the Sikhs of the Valley have always lived in an atmosphere of brotherhood with majority community even during the challenging period of trouble and disturbances.

"You lived with Muslim brethren in amity and faced the brunt of hard days together," he said.
The Chief Minister underscored the need for strengthening Kashmiriyat and working together by all sections of the society to achieve the goal of peace and prosperity.

Asserting that 'Kashmiriyat' denotes amity, brotherhood and love, he said this trait of the state has remained its symbol throughout the history.
Omar said the inclusive and equitable development for all is the benchmark and reaching out to people without any consideration is the hallmark of the coalition government's governance in the state.
On reaching Chatti Padshashi, Omar was presented the traditional sword.