His appeal to opposition parties to convey to the people in Kashmir his distress over the loss of lives of “our youth”, security personnel and police could be the first step towards bridging trust deficit in the Valley. Police officials have made a decision to maintain a curfew throughout the entire Kashmir valley to maintain law and order.
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At least 68 people have died so far in clashes with thesecurity forces.
CPM MLA Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami, state Congress president G. A. Mir, senior leaders of National Conference and some Independent MLAs were the other members of the delegation. “These issues find resolution in such meetings which are happening, like between the Prime Minister and the Opposition, where all stake holders get to be heard”, said the bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.
Emerging from the meeting, Abdullah told reporters that the Prime Minister listened to “us with patience and accepted our memorandum”.
The delegation said that it hoped that PM Modi “will take immediate measures to address this grave situation”.
Abdullah said the situation that went out of control after the July 8 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was “due to our own mistakes”.
“The prime minister told us in categorical terms that development alone will not resolve this problem”, Omar said.
“I am not going to put words into the Prime Minister’s mouth nor am I going to draw further meaning from what he said”, Abdullah said.
Acknowledging that situation in Kashmir was serious, senior Union Minister Arun Jaitley said those indulging in stone-pelting in Kashmir are not satyagrahis but aggressors who target police and security forces but some people with limited vision can not see this.
Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq dismissed Prime Minister’s assurance saying if a “lasting and permanent solution” could be found “within the Indian Constitution” then it would have happened by now as Kashmir has been ruled by that Constitution for 70 years.
Speaking in Jammu on Sunday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had described stone-throwers as “aggressors” and blamed Pakistan for the current unrest in the Valley.
Jammu:Petroleum refilling depots have resumed operations in Jammu after truckers called off an indefinite strike on Monday and supplies to the Kashmir Valley are likely to be restored today.
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The delegation had met President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday and sought a political solution.
