<p>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday welcomed the decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail trade and hit out at the critics. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Abdullah, who has been of late sparingly using twitter to express his views, posted Saturday: "I'm glad the (central) government has announced FDI in retail and left to states to decide. <br /><br />"Why should (West Bengal chief minister) Mamata (Banerjee) or (Uttar Pradesh chief minister) Akhilesh (Yadav) decide what is bad or good for Kashmir?" he asked.<br /><br />In another tweet, he said: "I'm amazed that the defenders of federalism want to decide what is good for my state (Jammu and Kashmir) only because they have more MPs and can shout louder."<br /><br />The chief minister has been a strong advocate of free trade. He has been trying to woo investment for various industries in the state including infrastructure building, tourism and healthcare.</p>
<p>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday welcomed the decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail trade and hit out at the critics. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Abdullah, who has been of late sparingly using twitter to express his views, posted Saturday: "I'm glad the (central) government has announced FDI in retail and left to states to decide. <br /><br />"Why should (West Bengal chief minister) Mamata (Banerjee) or (Uttar Pradesh chief minister) Akhilesh (Yadav) decide what is bad or good for Kashmir?" he asked.<br /><br />In another tweet, he said: "I'm amazed that the defenders of federalism want to decide what is good for my state (Jammu and Kashmir) only because they have more MPs and can shout louder."<br /><br />The chief minister has been a strong advocate of free trade. He has been trying to woo investment for various industries in the state including infrastructure building, tourism and healthcare.</p>