No Option Other Than Dialogue With Pak To Resolve Kashmir Issue: Mufti
Mumbai: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that there is no option other than holding dialogue with Pakistan and other stakeholders to resolve the Kashmir issue and stop the bloodshed.
Her statement came after a CRPF officer was killed by militants in Pulwama on Sunday.
There is a need to start a conversation both ways. If we say that terrorism is Pakistan sponsored, then for that also talks have to be done with Pakistan like (former PM Atal Bihari) Vajpayee did and terrorism has reduced and infiltration has reduced. There is a need to talk to every stakeholder here (in Kashmir) and find a solution to this issue so that a jawan from Bihar, a CRPF jawan or ASI Mushtaq Ahmad (of J-K Police) or a common man or Muslim (Muneer) who was killed in custody, (do not lose their life) and this bloodshed should stop. Dialogue is the only way and there is no other option, Mehbooba told reporters here.
He said that his party’s struggle will continue to resolve the Kashmir issue. The bigger issue than the restoration of Article 370 is the resolution of the Kashmir issue. (Article) 370 is a step towards that. These are on our agenda, for this we will continue our struggle.
Regarding the petitions pending before the Supreme Court challenging the August 5, 2019 decision of the Center to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate the erstwhile state into two Union Territories, the PDP President said that the apex court has to do its job. (But), they have not been able to find time for the last three years for a hearing. So, what hopes can we have from the Supreme Court, she added.
Mehbooba said that the ruling BJP at the Center is hesitant to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. We don’t know when the elections will be held or not. He said that the way BJP brings new laws every day to make people powerless and try to erase their existence, I think they are hesitant to hold elections.
On the Centre’s promise of the restoration of J-K’s statehood, she said the BJP indulges in jhumlabazi’. They never keep their promises and instead shift focus from those promises by creating divisions between Hindus and Muslims. There is so much contradiction across the country, there is tension between two religions. The biggest reason is that the BJP has not been able to provide good governance, employment, or infrastructure. So, to divert attention, they create divisions, the PDP chief said.
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