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Omar Abdullah to vacate Govt accommodation in Srinagar on 'own accord'

Srinagar, 9th-September-2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he will be vacating from Government accommodation in Srinagar and is doing so on his own.

He tweeted, "My letter to the J&K administration. I will be vacating my Government accommodation in Srinagar before the end of October. The point to note is that contrary to stories planted in the media last year I received no notice to vacate & have chosen to do so of my own accord."

"Consequent upon the change of entitlements for former CMs on Jammu and Kashmir some months ago, I now find myself in unauthorized occupation of this accommodation as no attempt has been made to regularize the allotment to me on security and other grounds. This is a situation that is unacceptable to me. I have never held on to any Government property I was not entitled to and I have no intention to start now," a part of his notice read.

"This is to inform you that I have begun the search for a suitable alternate accommodation. The process is taking longer because of the constraints caused by COVID-19. I intend to complete the process in 8-10 weeks and should be in a position to hand over the Gupkar Road accommodation accordingly," his notice mentioned.