Omar hits out at Geelani for criticising Farooq

Srinagar, Nov 13: Hitting out at the hardline Hurriyat Conference (HC) chairman for criticising NC president Farooq Abdullah, former chief minister Omar Abdullah asked if Syed Ali Shah Geelani can react to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's repeated statements that Azadi was not an option for Kashmir.

“Can Geelani show me his reaction to the Pak PM who has recently repeated several times that Azadi is not an option for Kashmir. Hypocrisy is a Geelani trait,” Mr Abdullah, who is the working president of NC, wrote on micro-blogging site twitter. Mr Abdullah further alleged that Mr Geelani was fighting elections and cozying up to Janata party, while his grandfather was engaged in a struggle. “Yes, while Farooq Abdullah’s ancestors were engaged in a struggle this man was fighting elections & cozying up to Janata Party,” he tweeted.The Pak PM has recently said that there was no option of Azadi for people of Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Farooq Abdullah also said that Jammu and Kashmir belongs to India and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) to Pakistan and Azadi was not possible since the state is landlocked. J&K is surrounded by three nuclear powers –India, Pakistan and China hence Azadi was not possible. UNI