Won’t Work: Mehbooba On Govt’s Iron-Fist Policy On J&K Statehood
The special status of J&K will have to be restored with all its safeguards, says Mehbooba Mufti File Photo Naseer Ganai 2021-02-01T15:41:24+05:30 Won’t Work: Mehbooba On Govt’s Iron-Fist Policy On J&K Statehood outlookindia.com 2021-02-01T15:42:55+05:30
Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who is currently visiting Pir Panchal regions of Jammu, today said the iron-fist policy of union government is bound to prove counterproductive.
Addressing the people in Poonch, Mehbooba said the resolution of the Kashmir issue was imperative for steering Jammu and Kashmir out of present turmoil and ensure lasting peace and development.
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Addressing party workers in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti said, “Peace has to be restored on the border. Democratic space has been squeezed” in Jammu and Kashmir, she further alleged.
She also slammed the Central government once again and called it an “election winning machine”.
New Delhi: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday (January 31) stated that the resolution of the Kashmir issue is essential for lasting peace and reiterated her demand for talks with internal stakeholders , including youths and Pakistan.
Addressing party workers in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti said, “Peace has to be restored on the border. The daily rush to Kashmir graveyards has to end. The bloodshed has to stop and for all this resolution of Kashmir issue is essential.”
SRINAGAR: Asserting that iron fist policy of union government is bound to prove counterproductive, former Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said that resolution of Kashmir issue was imperative for steering Jammu and Kashmir out of present turmoil and ensure lasting peace and development.
“Peace has to be restored on the border, the daily rush to Kashmir graveyards has to end, the bloodshed of our youngsters has to stop and for all this resolution of Kashmir issue was essential”, Ms Mehbooba said while addressing party workers, here today, on the second day of her three-day visit to border districts of Rajouri-Poonch.
Dialogue must for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti
He claimed the iron fist policy of the Union government is bound to prove counterproductive and alleged that democratic space has been squeezed in Jamm & Kashmir.
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JAMMU: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the resolution of the Kashmir issue was imperative for lasting peace and development and renewed her demand for dialogue with internal stakeholders and Pakistan. Peace has to be restored on the border. The daily rush to Kashmir graveyards has to end. The bloodshed has to stop and for all this resolution of Kashmir issue is essential, Mehbooba said while addressing party workers in the border district of Poonch.
How Large Deployment of Central Forces Is Burdening J&K s Exchequer
A number of chief ministers of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state had written to the Centre to waive off the charges, urging that the security of the region be considered a national issue.
File photo of CRPF personnel patrolling in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail
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Srinagar: The massive presence of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPFs) in Jammu and Kashmir is proving to be a burden on its exchequer, as it owes more than Rs 4,600 crore to the forces on account of their deployment here for the past 11 years.