New Delhi: Former governor of Jammu and Kashmir S K Sinha on Monday rubbished the allegations made by National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders Farooq Abdullah and Mufti Mohammad Sayeed about having links with Hindu seer and Malegaon blast accused Dayanand Pandey.
They had sought a probe into reports of proximity between Dayanand Pandey, arrested in connection with Malegaon blasts, and the former Governor Gen (Retd) S K Sinha.
Speaking to a private TV channel, Sinha warned Mufti that he would consider legal recourse against such baseless accusations; and that if they could do so, he could also link them to radical outfits.
"These are totally malicious allegations. These allegations coming on the eve of elections in the state is unfortunate. As far as the chap (Dayanand Pandey) is concerned, I don't know him; I never met him. First time I heard about him was from the newspapers." said Sinha, who had strained relations with the PDP during his tenure.
"I can take legal recourse. It would be as absurd as saying Mufti has links with Osama bin Laden. This is surprising," he added.
Pandey, who frequently visited the state, was a guest of the former governor and stayed at the Raj Bhawan in Srinagar in 2007, the PDP patron alleged at a news conference.
This showed Pandey's "connections" with the ex-governor and this should be probed, Sayeed said. Pandey was arrested on November 12 and sent to judicial custody by a Nashik court.
"Frequent visits by Pandey to the state and his being entertained by the former governor raises suspicion...," he had said, adding the matter needed to be probed in the background of alleged involvement of some army officers in the Malegaon blasts.
Sayeed said the alleged involvement of seers and army officers in Malegaon blasts was dangerous, adding authorities should also probe the "linkage" of such elements with Kashmir militancy.
Asked whether he had differences with the ex-governor on the Amarnath land issue, Sayeed said he wanted implementation of Sengupta committee's recommendations, including limiting the number of devotees undertaking the Amarnath pilgrimage.
But, Sinha was adamant and did not agree with the advice of his government, he alleged.
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