Farooq welcomes Ordinance

By Our Correspondent

JAMMU, OCT. 29. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, welcomed the promulgation of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance and said it would go a long way in curbing terrorism in the State.

Speaking to reporters after the opening ceremony of the 50th All- India police hockey championships, Dr. Abdullah said the human rights activists who had reservations on the new Ordinance must realise that the country is under the grip of terrorism. ``We have to take some stern steps to curb it and POTO is one such measure in that direction,'' he said.

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