Omar Abdullah threatens to resign
By ANITuesday, July 28, 2009
SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today threatened to resign after a senior PDP leader alleged that he was involved in last year’s sex scandal.
“I know it is a false allegation. But I want to resign till I am cleared of this false allegation. I cannot work till I am proved innocent. It is a blot on my character. Any amount of investigation by the home department will not help. Till I am able to prove my innocence, I am going to give my resignation to the Governor,” Abdullah told the State Assembly.
After this shocking announcement, his party MLAs and Ministers restrained him from going out and prevent him from meeting Governor N.N. Vohra.DP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Beig levelled the allegation that Abdullah was involved in the infamous Srinagar sex scandal.
Beig said that he had list of names who were involved in the scandal and Abdullah’s name is on 102.
The Kashmir sex scandal surfaced in October last year, leaving the public in the State shellshocked. Three senior politicians including a Cabinet Minister, favoured women in exchange for sex favours. (ANI)
