Pro-Indian Kashmiri politicians have demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi take serious steps to halt weeks-long deadly violence in the disputed Himalayan region.
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“He emphasized that there has to be dialogue and we need to find a permanent and lasting solution to the problem within the framework of the Constitution”, said a PMO release issued after the meeting.
“But, it is not the truth”.
“Whenever they see that some constructive work is being done, some progress is being made, they try to hinder it”, Mehbooba said as she urged the central government to look at the plight of the “majority of peace-loving people”. “I have always accepted”, he added.
The reaction from the Congress came after Modi on Monday morning met with a delegation of opposition parties from Jammu and Kashmir led by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
With pressure mounting on the Centre to send an all-party delegation to Kashmir in an effort to end the present crisis, Singh will be visiting the restive valley today.
Two policemen were also killed and hundreds of government forces personnel injured in the unrest. “We brought to his notice the path of dialogue effectively used by former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and questioned why BJP is backing out of it”.
The fact that students from Kashmir studying outside the state did not face any problems because of the unrest proves the fact that people in other parts of the county love Kashmiris, said the chief minister.
The valley has been crippled by a curfew which was imposed since July 9 following the the killing of top militant, Burhan Wani, in a gunfight with the security forces and a call by separatists for a shutdown in protest.
The leaders flagged the issue of youths falling victim to the continued protests, including a young teenager named Irfan who was killed last night when a teargas shell hit him on his chest. They have said that such attempts are most likely to fail, as the unrest in the valley has “not registered significantly” in the West, and they also hold the view that there is no reason for Kashmir to get back on the global map in any meaningful way.
“If we don’t find a political solution to this, then every time we’ll repeat the same mistake”, he said.
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“The people need to give peace a chance so that the reconciliation and resolution process can be revived through dialogue and discussion”, she said. “But it is now ironical that she has spoken at Jammu against the sentiment of her own voters by claiming that Kashmiris in masses are not with the sentiment but has also alleged that they want to spread communal tension in Jammu province, which is highly condemnable”.
