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Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 5: Appreciating the wisdom in New Delhi and Islamabad on resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue, former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called for measures to protect dialogue frequent disruptions.
Mufti appreciated the realization by government of India of the need to reach out to Pakistan for resumption of the dialogue process stalled after 2008 Mumbai attack. Mufti said the process of dialogue needed to be insulated against knee jerk reactions to events that generally are aimed at the sole aim of derailing it. ‘By doing so the two countries would only be obliging the enemies of peace he said and added if dialogue could be held after Kargil and parliament House attack there was no reason for it having fallen victim to the unfortunate Mumbai interruption.
Asserting the centrality of Kashmir issue to the problems of the region Mufti said it was wrong to suggest that the problem was too complex or difficult to resolve. He said given a political will across the political spectrum in our country and Pakistan it could find a solution acceptable to an overwhelming majority of stake holders. ‘Such a development, he said, “could poise South Asia for a lead role in world affairs and unblock huge energies of its people for generating wealth and emancipation.’
He said while onus for success of the peace process was essentially on the governments of India and Pakistan, the people of the state could not remain detached from it. ‘The democratic, civilized and peaceful expression of our aspirations has to continue to make them reflect in the bilateral talks. he added.
Further PDP patron said it was important meanwhile to provide good governance to the people of the state to make their daily lives comfortable. Referring to recent turmoil in valley, Mufti said this fact needed to be recognised and worked on seriously in the context of the snowballing turmoil on the streets of Kashmir and the unleashing of state force to quell it without trying to address the reasons of anger among the youth. Experiences of recent past he said could be a guide in this for the present government if it wanted to arrest the drift.
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