Srinagar, January 17: National Conference (NC) vice-president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah slammed the Northern Command Chief Lt General Ranbir Singh on Thursday for the latter social media post in which wrote, “great year for security forces”.

Expressing his opinion on the above remark of the senior Indian Army official, Abdullah took to Twitter and wrote that the compulsion of killing militants/terrorists shouldn’t be treated as a cause for celebration. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Takes a Dig at Vivek Oberoi's Portrayal of Narendra Modi in his Biopic and It's a Bit Mean.

Abdullah wrote, “I beg to differ, a great year would be one in which no young man would join militancy, no terrorists would be killed & no security personnel would lose their lives in encounters. The compulsion of killing militants/terrorists shouldn’t be treated as a cause for celebration.”

The reaction of the former CM comes after the army official stated that 2018 had been a great year for the security forces as they had managed to kill 250 terrorists. Gen Singh said these words while inaugurating Kalai bridge in Poonch district.

He had said, “2018 has been a great year for the security forces, more than 250 terrorists were killed, 54 were caught alive, and 4 surrendered to the forces.” Adding on he said that the Indian Army is one step ahead of Pakistan and giving a befitting reply to them.

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