PDP youth wing hits out at Omar for posting 'misleading' pic

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Apr 09 2016 | 9:13 PM IST
Youth wing of ruling PDP today hit out at National Conference (NC) working president Omar Abdullah for allegedly posting a misleading picture on his Twitter handle and accused him of using "contemptible tactics" to "provoke" the situation in Kashmir.
"It is unbecoming of a former chief minister to use such contemptible tactics to provoke the situation in Kashmir," the PDP youth wing said in a statement here.
While the civil society and various other political quarters were playing a positive and responsible role to defuse the situation, it was surprising to see the former chief minister acting in such a "reckless" manner to "provoke the situation and trigger passions against Kashmiris outside," the statement said.
"By uploading a picture on his Twitter handle taken on June 28 during 2010 unrest, when Omar was himself the Chief Minister, he has not only tried to demoralise the Jammu and Kashmir Police but also demonize the Kashmiri youth," it claimed.
Omar had yesterday posted a photograph on Twitter which showed a security force personnel being beaten by protestors. The accompanying tweet said, "Protesters assault police, burn their vehicle and militants given a 'gun salute'. CM talks about office cleanliness!"
The PDP youth wing said resorting to such "despicable" tactics is not only highly unfortunate but also condemnable.
It said the irony is that despite drawing flak, Omar has not bothered to remove the fake picture from his Twitter account.
As a leader of opposition, Omar should behave with maturity instead of taking to Twitter with "juvenile and provocative" tweets, the statement said, adding, he must know that the Kashmiri youth is extremely sharp to be mislead by such manoeuvring and instead he has made himself a laughing stock by resorting to such tactics.
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First Published: Apr 09 2016 | 9:13 PM IST

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