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| Mufti seeks Kashmir centric Indo-Pak dialogue | | PDP for an end regional discrimination | | early times report
Jammu, Sept 23: Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron, Mufti Muhammad Sayed today sought Kashmir centric Indo-Pak sustained dialogue.
Mufti said the dialogue process should not be related to events. "It should be frequent and process driven", he said, He was addressing civil society of Jammu in a day long interaction on the topic "J&K towards tranquility".
He urged the people of the country not to look at the residents of Jammu Kashmir especially Valley with suspicion. "People of Jammu and Kashmir are not at fault but it the political leadership of the state which has to be blamed for existing trust deficit between the people of the state and rest of the country", he observed.
Mufti reiterated his party's resolve to bring people of different regions and sub-regions together. "During our tenure we showed how to treat all regions and sub-regions alike. A mechanism would be evolved to eliminate any kind of discrimination with any region or sub-region of the State. "Our aim is to bring people of all regions and sub-regions together", he said adding "The PDP led regime had not only removed such discriminations but also ensured empowerment of different regions and sub-regions," he said, making a mention of the establishment of Leh and Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Councils.
Sayed, while throwing light on the Self Rule document, said that PDP's vision has potential to address external and internal dimension of the Kashmir problem. "In our document we have suggested to make Jammu and Kashmir as a free economic zone", he said and added that there was a proposal in the South Asian Association of Regional Council (SAARC) to make South Asia as free economic zone on the pattern of European Union (EU).
"We demand that Jammu and Kashmir should be made a testing ground for SAARC countries by easing visa restrictions and custom free trade among both parts of Kashmir", he said, adding, "Jammu and Kashmir should become a model among the SAARC countries".
He also made a mention of bold Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) to restore lasting peace in this region. He said that announced made by Atal Behari Vajpayee on April 18, 2003 at Srinagar was one of the bold steps because he had extended hands of friendship towards Pakistan at that time when tension was high on borders.
The interaction was organized by Kuljeet Singh Jamwal in which prominent citizens of Jammu were present. The interaction was followed by question answer session. Sardar Rangil Singh, former Minister and general secretary of PDP Mohammad Dilawar Mir also spoke on the occasion.
Prominent PDP leaders Ved Mahajan, Shanti Devi, Falai Singh, Hussain Ali Bafa, Rashid Malik and others were also present on the occasion. |
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