‘Budget Session Will Lay Strong Foundation To Address Peoples’ Issues’
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said his government would make attempts to live up to the expectations of the people but all issues cannot be addressed in one go.
“I know people have expectations (from us) and it will be our endeavour to live up to those. But you should also realise that people have given us five years’ time (mandate). It cannot be that all the demands can be fulfilled in the first budget itself.
“A good start will be made and we will try to lay a foundation on which we will continue to build upon for the next five years and resolve the problems and demands of the people,” Abdullah told reporters here.
Asked about the brigade commander-level flag meeting between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control in Poonch district on Friday, the chief minister called it a good move to ease tension.
“The aim of the flag meeting was to decrease tension without using any force,” he said.
India and Pakistan on Friday held the flag meeting in an effort to ease tension after several recent incidents of cross-border firing and an IED attack.
The meeting, which started around 11 am and laster for 75 minutes, took place in the Chakkan-Da-Bagh crossing point area wherein both sides highlighted the need to maintain peace along the borders.
He said that the upcoming budget session will lay a strong foundation to resolve demands and address concerns of the people. He said all demands cannot be fulfilled in one go as people of J&K have given us five years of time to settle the issues.
He reiterated that government is doing its best to live up to the expectations of the people.
“It will be our effort to live up to the expectations of the people. They have been given us five years of time, so it cannot happen that all demands will be met in the first budget session alone. But this will be a good beginning which will lay a strong foundation in resolving peoples’ issues in future,” Omar said.