Kashmir violence: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti for talks with stakeholders'
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti wants interlocutor, change of Governor.
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday presented a “three-pronged action plan” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for restoring lasting peace in the Valley rocked by turmoil that has left at least 69 people dead.
Sources said the plan stresses on initiating a dialogue with all the stakeholders in Kashmir, which includes “appointing an interlocutor” to hold talks with all the stakeholders, facilitating the visit of an all-party delegation to the Valley next week, and a possible change of Governor.
“Please appoint a group of individuals on whom people of Kashmir have trust, that whatever they are saying will reach people at the helm of affairs in Delhi,” she said after meeting PM at 7, Race Course Road, her first since the unrest broke out.
In Delhi, Mufti hits out at Pak
Saturday was the 50th day of unrest that began after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani on July 8. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that Mr Modi was concerned about the “bloodshed” in Kashmir, and wanted an end to the cycle of violence in Kashmir.
“The Prime Minister is very concerned about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir like we all are. It is a matter of concern for everyone. The Prime Minister wants this bloodshed to end so that the state comes out of the present turmoil,” she said.
Stressing the need for initiating credible and meaningful political action on the ground, Ms Mufti called for reviving the reconciliation and resolution process initiated by the then NDA government headed by Atal Behari Vajpayee during his tenure between 2002 and 2005.
“We shall have to pick up the threads from where we left in 2005 and revive the reconciliation and resolution process with fresh resolve,” Ms Mufti said and added that Mr Modi has the mandate to take bold political initiatives on Kashmir as was done by Mr Vajpayee.
The Chief Minister also targeted Pakistan, saying it should stop supporting people who are instigating youth in the Valley to carry out attacks on police stations and Army camps.