Soz bats for revocation of AFSPA in J-K

Two days after former Union home minister P Chidambaram termed the Armed Forces Special Powers Act as an "Obnoxious Law", senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz today said the law needs to be revoked from Jammu and Kashmir after consultation with the Army Generals.
"We don't need it (AFSPA) anymore and it should go after taking onboard the Generals of the Army," Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Soz told reporters.
He said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is also the chairman of the unified command made an announcement that he would repeal the AFSPA without consultation with the Army Generals and other security establishments.

"How can he say that we did not support him for the revocation of AFSPA when he made an announcement without even consulting the Army Generals or his senior police officers," Soz said.
The situation in Kashmir has changed as peace has started to return in the valley and the security agencies and the central government must take a call on the revocation of AFSPA, he said.
"Peace is returning to Kashmir and during yesterday's rally in Sonwar where I was on the top of an open vehicle, I did not bother about someone shooting at me. There is peace in Kashmir and I am hopeful that the Central government will take a decision to repeal the law," Soz said.