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| Go for serious dialogue to address internal dimension: Mufti | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Nov 22: Terming media-posturing a futile exercise that can prove counter productive, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called New Delhi to go for a serious dialogue to address internal dimension of Kashmir issue.
Addressing a party workers meeting at Chrar-e-Shareif in Budgam, Mufti said a structural dialogue with all stake holders was need of the hour and New Delhi should shun its policy of taking event based initiatives to address the grievances of people in Jammu and Kashmir. He said there is no substitute to resolving the Kashmir issue that has dampened the immense economic potential of sub continent for decades and bruised the body and soul of Jammu and Kashmir. "Talking to media on such an important issue can prove counterproductive. The government of India must address the internal dimension of Kashmir issue by putting together all stake holders on table," he remarked.
Referring to the lead taken by Atal Behari Vajpayee in 2003 during his visit to Kashmir, Mufti said it had come against a grim and potentially disastrous scenario as the two nuclear armies were in combat position following the attack on the Parliament. He said the announcement made by Vajpayee on April 18, 2003 at Srinagar was historic because he had extended hands of friendship towards Pakistan at that time. Mufti said the process of dialogue should not become a zero sum game as a result of partisan political interest.
He said the country has to respond to the pain and aspirations of the state in a positive manner and all sections of political opinion have to lend a helping hand in this endeavour. The PDP patron said any progress achieved since 2003 on the diplomatic and political front on Kashmir issue internally or with Pakistan had become possible only because the UPA government had carried forward the historic initiates taken by Vajpayee. "It is now the turn of the NDA and especially the BJP to stop viewing any dialogue with Pakistan with suspicion and lend support to the new efforts", he said.
Taking a jibe at National Conference led coalition government for undermining democratic institutions through deceit tactics, he said that PDP led regime had not only brought accountability and transparency in the government but also revived peoples' faith in the democracy. |
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