Srinagar:Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s I-Day speech at the Bakshi Stadium set the social media on fire, with more praises than brickbats coming in till 11 AM. “The mistakes have been made by all the political parties and leadership of the nation – starting from Jawaharlal Nehru”, she said after hoisting the national flag in the state capital.
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The attacks come a day after Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day and tens of thousands of residents rallied in Indian Kashmir and hoisted Pakistani flags and chanted “Long Live Pakistan” and “Go India, go back”.
Mehbooba told Pakistan: “If you love Jammu and Kashmir, then let us remove the borders between this Kashmir and that Kashmir without hurting the integrity of either of the country”.
The fault is not with the people of Jammu and Kashmir nor is it with India. the problem has been with the leadership of the state over the years. “The fault is theirs”, the Chief Minister said after unfurling the national flag at Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium.
Barring Assam, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir, the celebrations, marked by unfurling of tricolour, colourful parades and other events, passed off peacefully amid tight security. The situation in Jammu and Kashmir today is because of problems in the nation’s leadership. She could be seen in photographs holding the flag up.
At the same time, she said, “Wherever I feel anyone from forces has violated the directions for maximum restrain, action will be taken”.
The Chief Minister urged people to denounce violence and said: “If we can’t find our solution in the world’s biggest democracy, we won’t find it anywhere else. Special DG will hold the inquiry into the incident”, said L Mohanti, a senior police officer. “We hope that the effort that was incomplete in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s time would now be completed under Narendra Modi”.
Amid the awkward situation, two personnel from the security of the Chief Minister held the flag in their hands till Mehbooba gave the ceremonial salute to the flag.
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