Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday vowed to revive the posts of sadr-e-riyasat (president) and prime minister for Jammu and Kashmir, triggering an angry reaction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We said we would have a separate identity, a separate constitution, our own flag.”He went on: “We had also kept for ourselves a sadr-e-riyasat and a prime minister, which they took away. Omar’s comments seemed to touch a raw nerve in the Prime Minister, who used the remarks to hit out at leaders of the Congress and other Opposition parties, including Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. “A mahagathbandhan constituent, a most powerful ally of the Congress, Farooq Abdullah’s son Omar Abdullah’s private company (the National Conference) has given a statement that Kashmir will have a separate prime minister,” he told a poll rally in Secunderabad, Telangana. Do you agree with its demand for a separate prime minister (for Jammu and Kashmir)?” he said.

Source: The Telegraph April 01, 2019 21:33 UTC