Don't Live In "Cuckoo World": Farooq Abdullah To Centre On Terror In J&K

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah requested Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to strengthen security of panchayat leaders who continue to face threat to their lives and said terrorism still exists in the Kashmir Valley.

Laying emphasis on providing enough security to panchayat leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said terrorism still exists and the government should not live in "cuckoo world and think everything is hunky-dory". Mr Abdullah, a former chief minister, made these remarks in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at an official event in Srinagar, organised as part of the parliamentary outreach programme for strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions. Mr Abdullah requested the Lt governor to strengthen security of panchayat leaders who continue to face threat to their lives and said terrorism still exists in the Kashmir Valley. "These panchayat members are the targets of terrorists and they need to be protected. Don't live in a cuckoo world and think everything is hunky-dory. We still face militancy and God knows what will happen in future," he said in an apparent suggestion to the government.