00:00Sir, without going into the political side of it, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said that he has not been told about the investigations so far, whatever happened in the incident.
00:10And he is asking for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.
00:14What is your point of view on that?
00:17He is saying that it is very important to gain the trust of the people.
00:20Because a lot of suspects come from Jammu and Kashmir.
00:24Look, I have written on the subject. It is there in black and white. Anybody can see that.
00:27I have been writing very strongly that Jammu and Kashmir should be restored.
00:32The statehood it was deprived of.
00:34And I have also said that Omar Abdullah, the Chief Minister-elect, he has behaved himself.
00:40He has been behaving with great dignity and with a lot of respect for the government of India.
00:48He has not said one word against the government of India and he has not said one sentence which one could take exception to.
00:55So, considering all that, I think, you see, it is high time that he has given the government of Kashmir, he has restored the statehood.
01:05It was deprived of.
01:07They deserve it.
01:07And once you have a popularly elected Chief Minister at the top, the chances of people cooperating with the government, the chances of people coming out with information about people indulging in subversive activities would be much more.
01:21And LG is, after all, he is from Bihar, I mean, the bordering area of UP.
01:27He, I mean, howsoever good he may be, he will not be, people will not be that much drawn to him or feel loyal to him or feel attached to him as they would be towards Omar Abdullah.
01:41So, I mean, I think government is not being very fair to the people of JNK and to the elected Chief Minister who has conducted himself with great dignity.
01:54The sooner we give a statehood, the better it will be for that state and it will ensure, that will ensure, I am sure, it will ensure greater flow of information from the people and greater cooperation from the people.
02:05And that will be good from all India point of view.
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