July 18, 2010 3:19 PM

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Centre assures full support to J&K CM in normalising situation

<br/>Centre has assured the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of its full support in normalising the situation in Kashmir and steer the state towards peace and economic progress. A spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir government said that the Prime Minister asked the state Chief Minister to send him a comprehensive proposal in this regard.<br/><br/>Omar Abdullah had a series of meetings yesterday in New Delhi with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Home Minister P. Chidambaram in which he apprised them of the situation in the state and the steps required for speedy restoration of normalcy. The spokesman said that the requirements in terms of non-lethal equipments for the state police force and paramilitary forces to control large crowds also came up for discussion. The issues regarding further strengthening of coalition between the two parties were also discussed. Omar apprised the Prime Minister about the deliberations of the recently held all-party meeting in Srinagar. The issues relating to creation of adequate jobs for the youths of the state were also discussed.<br/><br/>Earlier, talking to reporters Omar said his government is contemplating to put in place a more concrete mechanism to check inflow of foreign funds to protesters in the state.

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