Omar's advice to Kejriwal: difference between activist and CM

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 17 2014 | 8:36 PM IST
There is a difference between an activist and a Chief Minister, was a word of advice for Arvind Kejriwal from his Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Omar Abdullah over the threat of the former to stage a sit-n protest if action was not taken against Delhi Police officials.
He said sit-in was not solution to problems. "Working together with the central government will solve the problems of Delhi," Omar told reporters after meeting Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.
"See, there is a difference between an activist or an opposition leader and the Chief Minister," he said when asked about threat from Kejriwal to stage a sit-in if action was not taken against Delhi Police officials.
He said people should give time to the Delhi Chief Minister as he had just taken charge.
Asked to comment on Aam Aadmi Party's national impact, he said "let us see how they navigate their way in future.
"So far, AAP has a blemish imaged that they require to work on," he said.
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First Published: Jan 17 2014 | 8:36 PM IST

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