Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah says, there has been a steady and gradual improvement in the situation in Kashmir valley since last Tuesday when things were at their worst. He said with no incident being reported with every passing day, the situation is becoming closer to normalcy. He said this has been possible because of the cooperation of the people. <br/><br/>In an exclusive interview to our correspondent Sarita Brara in Srinagar, the chief Minster said that the entire effort of the government right now is focused on normalizing the situation at the earliest. He however said that it is difficult to give a time frame when complete normalcy will be restored.<br/><br/>In reply to question, Omar Abdullah said, that a decision will be taken in the next 12 to 24 hours to reverse the decision to deploy the army in the outskirts of Srinagar provided the circumstances in the situation remains the same.<br/><br/>On the Indo-Pak talks in Islamabad said he wants that existing CBM’s should be strengthened including the trade across the LOC to be made easier. He said that the most important CBM is dialogue itself saying when ever India and Pakistan talks to each other , there is a sense of hope in Jammu and Kashmir and that hope should continue.
News On AIR | July 14, 2010 8:39 PM
Situation in J& K coming closer to normalcy: Omar Abdullah