Government will not remain a silent spectator to these attacks and would take all necessary measures to ensure their safety and security, particularly in vulnerable areas, he told reporters here.
Referring to the killing of three panchayat members this year, Omar said the state government would not allow the ultras to disrupt ongoing efforts to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system in the state.
Dubbing militants as cowards for attacking panches and sarpanches, Abdullah dared the ultras to target him, saying they would not do so fearing a befitting reply.
Under fire over recent attacks on panches and sarpanches, Abdullah asserted that attempts to derail the Panchayat process by the militants would be thwarted.
"These (militants) cowards are attacking defenseless people. If they have the courage let them carry out an attack on me. But they will not do it as they know they will get a befitting reply," Omar told reporters here.
In the aftermath of the killing of a panch in north Kashmir
