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Spying charge: An over-reaction by Omar Abdullah 9/7/2015 11:47:19 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 7: After the NC's debacle in the 2014 state polls, one can understand the urge party has to give it back to the Mufti-headed BJP-PDP government and desperateness is very evident from the controversies ex-chief minister Omar Abdullah and his party colleagues have been evoking over non-issues. But this reaction, actually overreaction, is the least one could expect from him. Friday last, Omar, in a series of tweets, accused the coalition government of "brazenly" spying on him, using CID sleuths over a trivial issue. The security personnel outside his residence had stopped a lady journalist and asked her about the motive of meeting the ex-chief minister. This is not at all an issue which should have grabbed the attention of Omar. Somewhere in his heart, he must also be knowing that posing questions to visitors was part of the duty of security personnel. Despite that he tried to make an issue out of no issue. This is unbecoming of the head of a political party which has ruled the state for many years after independence. Security personnel can't take the risk of permitting unknown people to enter the Omar's residence. Who knows there can be a militant in the garb of a visitor? Instead of criticising the security staff and accusing the government of spying on him through them, he should appreciate the men in khaki who protect politicians, risking their own lives. Reacting to the Omar's "unfounded" allegations, PDP spokesperson Waheed-ur-Rahman Parra rightly said there was "nothing exciting" about the ex-chief minister to spy on him. "He spent his six years (in power) tweeting and he should know this government has different priorities," he remarked. Parra pointed out that Omar enjoyed Z-plus security, with 30 personnel guarding him round the clock. "How is it possible to spy on him in their presence?" he asked Omar and claimed that the woman reporter was stopped by a NC worker and not by security personnel as claimed by him. On September 23, 2013 also, NC had accused an army intelligence unit during ex-army chief, Gen V K Singh's tenure of using snooping devices to spy on Omar, who was then chief minister. As far as Omar's spying charges are concerned, these hold no water. He has raised this issue only to evoke a controversy for the purpose of remaining in news. His over-reaction and over the top comments signify the level of "insecurity" he feels. People should realise how he and his party are trying to make issues out of no issues.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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