Addressing mediapersons in a tele-conference organised by Srinagar Doordarshan on Thursday, Abdullah accused such officials with negative approach towards progress of Kashmir. ``I have been speaking openly and harshly against such elements in the (in-camera) meetings,'' he said.

Speaking about the financial crunch being faced by the State government, Abdullah said there was no acrimony between the National Conference (NC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the matter. Abdullah said the political conciliation between the militancy-infested State and the Centre was the need of the hour. ``As an Indian, I realise bad relationship between us would have serious repercussions in rest of the country.''

``We will continue raising our demands before anyone who is in power at the Centre till we are heard,'' the Chief Minister said. He blamedthe bureaucrats for bias towards Kashmiris and ``creating hurdles in the way of our progress''.

To a question about why government was not allowing secessionist parties to hold public meetings in Kashmir, Abdullah said he will not permit anyone to preach secession and anti-India propaganda. ``They are already propagating their message and politics from the platforms of mosques and they can continue doing so.''

Ridiculing the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders for stage-managing small street protests, the Chief Minister said they were playing to the galleries. ``With the help of obliging mediapersons, they (APHC leaders) were projecting their small protests in media with an eye on foreign funds.''

He said the government would not put the APHC leaders behind bars and give them a political advantage. ``We know everything about their hawala transactions, but in politics some times you purposely play cool. It is like playing chess,'' he said.

Abdullah denied his government was creatinghurdles in the functioning of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC). ``They (LADHC) are not an autonomous organisation but an organisation meant for the development of the region.'' Abdullah said the Centre had recently sanctioned a special grant of Rs 5 crore to the LAHDC. LADHC leaders had threatened to launch agitation in protest against the government's failure to approve the basic rules governing the functioning of the autonomous body.

The Chief Minister clarified that the government would not amend the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Act arbitrarily. When asked why his government had raked up the issue of former baridars even after Supreme Court had rejected their plea, Abdullah said, ``The government had acted on their appeal.''

Abdullah blamed the Governor's rule for ``raising up village defence committees (VDCs) to fight insurgency on communal lines''. He claimed the fresh VDCs comprised both the Hindus and Muslims and enjoyed trust of the villagers.

The Chief Ministerannounced that the government would place the outline of the autonomy package before the people and the Centre by year end. He said barring the BJP most of the coalition partners at the Centre were in favour of greater political autonomy for the state governments.