Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday voiced apprehension of a likely spurt in militancy in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, a poster boy of militancy.
“Mark my words – Burhan’s ability to recruit in to militancy from the grave will far outstrip anything he could have done on social media,” the National Conference leader said in a series of tweets.
He also asserted that Wani had become the new ‘icon’ for the disaffected community in the valley.
“Aftr many years I hear slogans for “Azadi” resonate from the mosque in my uptown Srinagar locality. Kashmir’s disaffected got a new icon yesterday,” he said in another tweet.
Wani was killed in a gunfight in Anantnag district on Friday.
More than 20,000 people on Saturday attended his burial in south Kashmir’s Tral town, while four protesters were killed in firing by security forces.
–IANS