Srinagar, June 11: Disapproving the Chief Minister’s “seasonal calendar” for human rights activists, journalists and writers who intended to visit the State, People’s Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti today said this was unacceptable in any democratic system even if it was as flawed as under the NC rule.
 “With his statement, Omar was only substantiating the charge that his Government was following the most draconian models of dictatorship and intolerance.”
 Responding to Omar’s interview, Mehbooba said “its overall tone and tenor sound as arrogant for the people of the State while conveying a message of total surrender to political galleries as if in acknowledgment of the general impression that he heads an outsourced administration which is not accountable to the people.”
 She said “these remarks could ordinarily be dismissed as coming from an inconsistent and insensitive politician, but they assume serious dimensions because they come from an elected Chief Minister of a highly sensitive State that has witnessed only miseries and problems under his Government.”
 “It was disturbing that Omar had chosen a day to stress the conditional durability of his tenure as Chief Minister when entire Kashmir is mourning the killing of 120 youth and children only a year back.”
 Condemning the filing of case against the journalist, Mehbooba said this action had of course “added another black page to its history of arrogance and intolerance but in the process compromised country’s image as well.”

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