“We have been keeping patience but the way they (separatists) behaved with the all-party delegation, they should meet the same fate”, he said.
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At this, Rajnath Singh interrupted to say that reports on the government’s plans had been “misrepresented”. He did not elaborate.
Yechury said there was no discussion on the performance of the Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu & Kashmir Government, but the leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi said personally he felt that the PDP-BJP Government has failed to handle the current situation, which continued for too long, leading to “the present mess”. “This is the time to work unitedly for bringing peace in Kashmir”, Yechury said.
Riled by their refusal to meet some members of the delegation, Ahir said the separatists were acting like extremist groups and that there was need for them to be dealt with firmly.
The spokesman said such fabrications to discredit the resistance leadership may fool people in India but will not achieve anything with people in Kashmir who are too intelligent not to understand why and what is being done. This includes hundreds of people being blinded by the pellet guns used by the Indian army, to counter their demonstrations, said Malala.
“Members of the All-party meeting appealed to all concerned that no civil society has any place for violence”. “There can be no compromises on the issues of national sovereignty”, it added.
Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, who also was a part of the delegation that went to Kashmir last week, told media that the state government should take steps to re-open schools, educational institutions, business establishments and government offices. They requested the government to take steps to ensure security for all citizens and provide medical treatment to injured civilians and security personnel.
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To a question on withdrawing security and other facilities being provided to them by the government, he said, “All facilities provided to them by the government should be withdrawn”.
