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, ā€œgreat year for security forcesā€.

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 shouldnā€™t be treated as a cause for celebration.Ā 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, ā€œI 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 shouldnā€™t be treated as a cause for celebration.ā€

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, ā€œ2018 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.ā€ 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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