"My job as Chief Minister is to ensure conducive atmosphere. The intelligence agencies and police felt that on Fridays Geelani's movement could threaten peace that prevailed. We have seen his track records that wherever he went stone-pelting followed," Omar said.
He said, "We have done this to ensure that there is no law and order problem. As the situation improved the law and order agencies felt that it is appropriate to let him go."
"It is for the people to determine whether or not he (Geelani) is a leader. It is not for me to determine. His support base is also fluid; it depends upon situations. His support base grows during tension and during calm it reduces not disappears".
