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My government has authority to revoke AFSPA: Omar Abdullah
Times of India | PTI | Nov 10, 2011, 06.13PM IST
After his tough talk with the Army for withdrawing AFSPA from parts of Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah today said his government has the authority to revoke the controversial law and sought a 'workable' solution from the Army.
"I have the authority. The elected state government of any state has the authority. In this case (revocation of AFSPA), the authority rests with the governor who would act on the basis of the state government's recommendations," Omar said, renewing his bid for lifting the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
Insisting that 'no' is not an option for him, the chief minister told reporters here that he had sought a "feasible and workable" solution from the Army at yesterday's Unified Command Headquarters (UHQ) meeting in Jammu.
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