“We have made a decision to seek time from the President to apprise him of the ground situation in Kashmir”.
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Speaking on behalf of the Opposition, Abdullah said “We (Opposition) are disturbed that our youth are getting killed by bullets of security forces, ” he said. Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh had attended the SAARC interior ministers’ meeting in Islamabad about two weeks ago, but got caught in a war of words with Pakistani counterpart Nisar Ali Khan.
“These acts were initially denied by the Government of Pakistan and attributed to local population, only to be admitted later by Pakistan’s leaders who directed and organised such cross-border attacks on India, and assaults on the local people”, he said.
“So, we will try to meet leaders of all political parties in Delhi and also former judges of the Supreme Court urging them to help resolve this problem”, he added.
“Jab apne ghar mein aag lagi ho, to bajay apne ghar mein aag bujhane ke hum dusre ke ghar mein aag lagaane ka kaam kar rhe hain”.
Resolution 2: We express our deep disappointment and displeasure at the response of both the Central and the State Government which stems from their insensitivity towards the suffering and sentiments of the people of the State. The FS added that despite the Modi government having made a huge effort to reach out to Pakistan, India has faced several terror attacks which have made “the relationship hard to grow”.
The former chief minister said all the opposition parties were anxious about youths getting killed and injured in security forces’ firing, while the state and the central governments “mishandled” the situation. “For (Chief Minister) Mehbooba Mufti, everyone is responsible for what is happening in the state, except herself”. “Now, I ask Gen Raheel Sharif to send troops in Jammu and Kashmir as Quaid-e-Azam’s order is pending”, Saeed had said. “This is not a battle for chairs; this is about safeguarding the future generation of Jammu and Kashmir”.
The unrest in the Valley has seen violent clashes between security forces and protesters, which erupted after security forces gunned rebel commander Burhan Wani on July 8.
“Prime minister Modi seems more concerned about Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which is welcome, than he is interested in holding talks with India’s Kashmiris”, Digvijay told reporters here.
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Chaudhry’s letter comes in reply to Jaishankar’s August 16 note, in which he while accepting the former’s invite for talks rejected Pakistan’s “self-serving allegations” on Jammu and Kashmir and also stated that “Pakistan has no locus standi in respect of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of our nation”.
