Court and empowered committee. In my last week of office this issue came up and the cabinet approved it unanimously. Even if someone was to say that I was acting as a 'super governor' and I forced the cabinet to give the sanction, should the case be hanging for 3 years?
TIMES NOW: Today this has become a communal issue. Are you in favour of this becoming a political or communal issue? Was this sanction necessary? Do you regret being a part of that?
Gen S K Sinha: I was never a party to this decision. The shrine board made this request 3 years back. The earth came, structures were made available to victims and the government after due consideration sanctioned it?
TIMES NOW: How was this communalised? Are you not being soft on the PDP and other parties who are blaming you? Why treat them with kid-gloves? The nature of this protest actually helps Pakistan.
Gen S K Sinha: Thousands of acres of land were diverted by the state government. Some were given to Reliance, some to the railways, and for various other purposes. Only these 100 acres has become an issue.
TIMES NOW: Why?
Gen S K Sinha: It was done by people who wanted to exploit communal sentiments by making totally false allegations. The PDP, a major party which supported the diversion of this land, joined the movement for the sake of electoral gains; in fact they were in the forefront. The valley press indulged in repeating the big lie..."Hell is heaven and heaven is hell", the PDP's duplicity in trying
