New Delhi: Just days before an all-party delegation led by Union home minister Rajnath Singh is set to visit violence-hit Kashmir on September 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for ‘development’ and ‘trust’ as the two key elements required to address the problem dogging the troubled region.
“The seeds (of the current unrest) were sown during Independence. Every government has had to face this problem. This not a new problem but an old one,” he said.
Asserting that “solution to the problem” would be found, Modi said, “Kashmir needs ‘vikas’ (development) and 'vishwas' (confidence). 125 crore people of the country are ready to give ‘vikas’ and there has never been dearth of ‘vishwas’.”
“I hope Kashmiri youth will not be misled and will move ahead with peace, unity, harmony. I hope Kashmir will remain the ‘jannat’ (paradise),” the Prime Minister said in the interview.
Regarding ensuing polls in Uttar Pradesh he said the BJP will fight on the development plank. “Social justice will be highlighted, unity and prosperity are key for the state's development,” Modi said. He also rued the fact that the whatever decisions governments take, are analysed in the light of forthcoming elections.
