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| Mufti’s caveat to PM: | | Loosing way in Kashmir? | | Early Times Report
Srinagar: Opposition People Democratic Party patron and former Chief Minister on Monday darted a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to take steps to ensure peace in Jammu and Kashmir in changing world scenario.
“You must have received reports of numerous incidents in which security forces have been accused of acts, ranging from routine harassment to outright crimes. It seems we are again losing our way in Kashmir and ironically this is happening at a time when the world around us is apparently changing for better. New relationships and breaking of barriers is determining the future of the world. India of course is making a significant impact in this new world order. The state of Pakistan is at war, open, declared and unreserved, against violence and fundamentalism,” reads the letter send by Mufti to PM Manmohan Singh on Monday.
A spokesman of the PDP said that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed stressed need for revoking Armed Forces Special Powers Act and demilitarization in the valley.
The text of the letter follows: You are aware of the current situation in the state, especially Kashmir valley, which is once again on the boil. It is of utmost concern to all of us. The effort that had gone into creating a new atmosphere of peace, reconciliation and resolution in and around Jammu and Kashmir seems at a real risk of going waste unless immediate retrieval is made.
“I have been constantly cautioning against the laxity that crept into the effort after 2006 and brought my views repeatedly to your notice in our meetings and through our correspondence. Unfortunately, not much happened by way of a response from the Government of India. Our assessment of the situation and apprehensions of a slide back, in absence of a pro-active follow up, have unfortunately come true in a form that is disturbing and equally unfortunate,” the letter says.
“The people of the state had in unequivocal terms rejected violence as an option to resolve political issues. They opted for democratic means and participated overwhelmingly in successive elections since 2002. They had obviously hoped that their trust in the democratic system would bring them relief not just in their day to day lives but also as a long term way out of the turmoil that has destroyed the collective comfort and dignity of an entire people for decades,” the letter reads.
“In my communications to you since March 2007 I have been stressing that the overwhelming desire for peace in JK has to be responded to by the Government of India in an adequate measure. I had listed the priorities for the way forward,” Mufti wrote.
“I had brought to your notice the need for demilitarization of mindsets in dealing with Kashmir and requested that the troop reduction that you had indicated way back in 2004 should be implemented and the state police made fully in charge of the internal security matters” Mufti told the Prime Minister.
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