Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed upon a dialogue to find a “lasting solution” to the problems in Jammu and Kashmir but “within the framework of the Constitution”. “Whether the lives lost are of our youth, securitypersonnel or police, it distresses us”, Modi said.
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Sources say that both leaders agreed that Prime Minister’s dialogue and re-conciliation offer must be taken forward without any delay.
Reiterating his commitment to the development of the stateand its people, Modi appealed for the restoration of normalcy and asked allparties to work towards it.
The Valley has been crippled by a curfew and protests called by separatists since July 9, a day after the killing of a top militant, Burhan Wani, in a gunfight with the security forces.
Pakistan’s Punjab Province Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on Balochistan and Gilgit-Biltistan and asked the federal government to take up the issue at global fora, including the UN.
The opposition wants a “political solution” to the turmoil in Kashmir, the media reported.
Omar said “we all should learn from our mistakes”.
Since the visit of one of the senior most union leaders is taking place close on the heels of formal meeting between leaders of the opposition parties from J&K and the Prime Minister of India, hopes have been raised of a significant break through at least this time round.
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.
“The deployment of more than 13 companies of BSF personnel in downtown/uptown Srinagar which inhabits substantial chunk of Kashmir population has only exposed her”, the lawyers bodies said. “He will meet the people in Srinagar, political leadership included”, a government source told IANS.
“We are of the firm opinion that the central government should waste no further time in initiating a credible and meaningful political dialogue with all stakeholders to address the unrest in the state”, said a memorandum submitted by the delegation.
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On Saturday, the delegation met President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi to apprise him of the situation prevailing in the state.
