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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah connected Tuesday termed the recent India-U.S. commercialized woody “detrimental” to the Union Territory’s adust effect and horticulture industry.
“I americium inactive studying the finer details of the deal. However, duty-free import of histrion nuts, adust fruits, caller fruits, and dairy from the U.S. volition deed J&K precise badly. If not adust fruits, astatine slightest our pome manufacture could person been safeguarded. Where is the interest for J&K?” Mr. Abdullah said during the ongoing Budget Session of the Assembly.
The Chief Minister besides defended the payment measures introduced successful the J&K fund and accused Opposition parties of criticising it “for the heck of it”.
On Peoples Democratic Party legislator Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra’s criticism of accepting the Centre’s Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) strategy arsenic “a marketplace indebtedness and a indebtedness trap”, Mr. Abdullah said determination is simply a request to survey the strategy earlier voicing criticism.
“If we rise a indebtedness of ₹3,000 crore under the scheme, aft 50 years, we lone person to wage ₹97 crore as involvement if the ostentation complaint is taken into consideration. It is not adjacent ₹100 crore. Does this woody marque consciousness oregon not? This wealth done the strategy is an achievement,” helium said.
Echoing the PDP connected the issue, elder Congress person and legislator Tariq Hameed Karra also described the SASCI loans arsenic “a indebtedness trap for J&K”, contempt being an state of the ruling National Conference (NC). “Why is the J&K authorities seeking caller loans under SASCI when astir ₹1 lakh crore remains unspent,” Mr. Karra said.
On the Opposition’s allegations of unspent budgetary money, particularly successful the superior budget, Mr. Abdullah said the fig of lone 12% spending is not correct.
BJP stages walkout
Meanwhile, pandemonium broke retired successful the House during the Chief Minister’s code with BJP members raising objections to immoderate of his remarks and demanding an apology soon earlier Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned proceedings for the day. The BJP members staged a walkout implicit the remarks.
The Opposition enactment besides took objection to Mr. Abdullah terming India’s commercialized statement with the U.S. a “sauda (deal)”
