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| Mufti unhappy over failure of talks | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu Feb 27:
Expressing disappointment over Indo- Pak secretary level meeting, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said the two countries need to display a better sense of purpose in pursuing the dialogue process.
In a statement here today, he said such hollow and purposeless engagement would only fuel cynicism and help negative forces. He said while it was becoming clear with every passing day that there was no alternative to dialogue for resolution of issues, the zero sum game defied logic. "If we talk we have to do it with clear objectives, a sense of purpose, political will and an open mind" he said and stressed the current stalemate had damaging implications for Jammu and Kashmir.
The PDP patron said ``we don’t add either to our growing stature as a global player nor help the socio economic development of the region by shying away from seriously discussing all issues including Kashmir. The off-now-on-now attitude has only piled up problems and when the country is making new strides on every front the festering sore in Kashmir acts as a moral impediment''.
Mufti said the deterioration in the general situation in the state owes itself partly to the inability of the two governments to evolve a sustained dialogue process around Kashmir. But he regretted that the present dispensation at the state level too had contributed to the drift by its non performance.
Mufti said the coalition government was unfortunately being seen as working at cross purposes with the people’s interests and this perception was harming the entire political structure. He said people who had defied all apprehensions to vote in the last elections are getting disillusioned by the inability of the government to deliver either on development or political front.
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