Commenting on state Congress president Saifuddin Soz's statement, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said he will hold talks with the alliance party over plans to withdraw the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
Soz had slammed Abdullah for not consulting the Congress or the home minister on the AFSPA issue.
"I am not going to react to what Professor Saifuddin Soz has said. As a chief minister, I am well aware of my responsibilities of consultation and carrying my alliance partners with me. Consultation at various levels with the Army has taken place, continues to take place," Abdullah told media personnel.
"A formal discussion in the unified command, in which the deputy chief minister is also a member, has taken place from time to time. This issue will necessarily come up for discussion when the issue is presented
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