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No Harm In J&k Policy. It's Good For People : Ex-PDP separatist Leader
2019-08-14
Liveblogging events in Kashmir:
[FirstPost] No harm in J&K becoming Union Territory if people benefit from it: Ex-PDP leader Farooq Ahmed Dar

Dismissing concerns about Jammu and Kashmir becoming two union territories, former PDP leader Farooq Ahmed Dar said there is no harm if people benefit from it.

He cited the example of New Delhi, asserting that the national capital has continued to develop even though, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is frequently locked in confrontations with the Union government.

"If people can benefit from a UT status, what's the harm?" he asked, pointing out that the state has never developed beyond being a "consumer state" since 1947.

"We were a consumer state in 1947 and are a consumer state in 2019. We were dependent on outside supply and we are dependent even now," said Dar.
Probably the only guy not in house arrest right now, and the first to fold in the face of bleak future prospects as a politician. Has Kashmir found its next Chief Minister ?
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