Appealing to the MLAs for initiating a mass contact programme with people, the J&K CM said the present protest was not a reflection on the governance of the state administration.
The beleaguered Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah received a shot in the arm today with legislators of his National Conference as well as that of the Congress rallying behind him and expressing "full faith and confidence" in his leadership which has come under attack in the recent weeks during the current turmoil.
At a specially called meeting of legislators belonging to the ruling National Conference-Congress coalition in Srinagar, it was decided that the "government will put in place an appropriate mechanism to address the grievances and problems of the people in a more vibrant, systematic, regular and time-bound manner which will be viewed and reviewed from time to time by the government."
The three-hour long meeting, the first political initiative taken by the chief minister since trouble erupted on the streets of the valley nearly a month ago, was attended by his father and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah as well as Congress state chief Saif-ud-din Soz.
Most of the 80 MLAs and MLCs were present at the meeting including deputy chief minister Tarachand and finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather.
During the meeting, Omar appealed to the MLAs for initiating a mass contact programme with people of their respective constituencies. He said the present protests was not a reflection on the governance of the state administration.
The meeting expressed deep sorrow over the unfortunate happenings in the recent past in the state and sincere anguish and grief over the loss of life and property in these incidents.
A threadbare review of the present situation prevailing in the Valley was taken and some resolutions aimed at bringing peace and order back to the disturbed areas were passed during the meeting.
"We are deeply pained at the unfortunate happenings in the recent past in the state and sincerely express our anguish and grief over the loss of life and property in these incidents, our whole-hearted sympathies are with the bereaved families. The government has decided to provide all possible help and relief to such aggrieved families," said a resolution passed during the meeting expressing sympathies with the bereaved families in the recent incidents.
Another resolution appreciated the steps taken by the government in restoring peace in the state.
"We appreciate the steps taken by the government, in its sincere desire of restoring peace in the state with the firm conviction of holding/protecting the rights of the people and causing minimum inevitable inconvenience to the public at large".
Extending full cooperation to the government, the two parties appealed to every shade of opinion to join in this endevour.
"We make a fervent and sincere appeal to all right thinking people irrespective of their political affiliations and ideologies to come forward at this crucial juncture and extend their active and positive support, and full cooperation in restoring peace and tranquility in the state for the larger good and in the best interests of the masses which is a sine-qua-non to the resolution of the issues and problems confronting them.
"It is our firm belief that such a support and cooperation shall go a long way in protecting the life and property of the people at large and restoring peace in the state," it said.
At the end the National Conference-Congress legislature party unanimously passed a resolution expressing full faith and confidence in the leadership of chief minister Omar Abdullah.
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