Speaking about the Pahalgam terrorist attack, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated, “As the host, it was my responsibility to ensure the tourists returned safely. Unfortunately, I was unable to do so.”
Addressing the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah said, “Mere paas alfaaz nahi the ki kya keh ke unke gharwalon se maafi mangu. Ye jaante hue ki Jammu Kashmir ki security, Jammu Kashmir ke logon ki chuni hui hukoomat ki zimmedari nahi hai. Maine inlogon ko daawat di thi yahan aane ke liye. Mezbaan hote hue meri zimmedari thi ki sahi salamat unko wapas bhejun, nahin bhej paya. Aur, maafi maangne ke alfaaz nahi the. Kya kehta unko? Un chote bachhe ko jinhoune apne valid ko khoon mein lapeta hua paya; Un Navy officer ki vidhwa ko jinko shadi huye hi chand din hue the. (I did not have the words to apologize to their families. Knowing that the security of Jammu and Kashmir and the welfare of its people is not the responsibility of the elected government of Jammu and Kashmir, I had invited these people here. As the host, it was my responsibility to ensure their safe return, but I could not send them back safely. And there were no words to ask for forgiveness. What could I say to them? To that little child who found his father covered in blood; to the widow of the Navy officer, who had been married just a few days ago.)”
He further noted, “”From north to sound and from east to west… from Arunachal to Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala… the entire country has been affected by this attack. We have witnessed several attacks. We have seen attack on Amarnath Yatra camp, attacks in several villages of Doda. We have seen attacks on villages of Kashmiri Pandits, Sardars (Sikhs). However, there was time in between… this attack is Baisaran… such a big attack on civilians has happened after 21 years. We were thinking that these attacks were now part of our past.”
What could I say to them? To that little child who found his father covered in blood; to the widow of the Navy officer.
(This is a developing story)
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