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Srinagar, Oct 29 (
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti
Mohammad Sayeed today left here for New York on an ''important
mission'' as the head of a non-official Indian delegation to attend
the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The first Muslim Union Home Minister of independent India would
also be the first Kashmiri to represent the country at the UN as the
head of a non-official delegation. During his 10-day stay in New
York, Mr Sayeed would be meeting a cross section of world leaders.
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) statement said the former Chief
Minister's visit would be an important step towards accelerating the
ongoing peace process in the state.
Mr Sayeed, who is the PDP founder and patron, had recently held
detailed discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his
predecessors Atal Bihari Vajpayee, I K Gujral and V P Singh, besides
UPA Chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the
political scenario in the strife-torn state and the importance of
continuing and consolidating the peace and reconciliation process.
He also informed the people about his ''important mission'' at a
public meeting at the Sher-i-Kashmir cricket stadium here yesterday.
At the UN, Mr Sayeed will present the PDP's position paper on the
self-rule formula as the final, viable and realistic solution to the
Kashmir issue. The proposal encompasses three vital elements --
political satisfaction, economic empowerment and fulfilling regional
aspirations -- to workout a final solution to the Kashmir issue
with sufficient guarantees.
However, the PDP's self-rule formula has evoked severe criticism
from several political parties in the state, including the alliance
partner Congress, main opposition National Conference and the BJP.
At the public meeting, the PDP coined a new slogan - ''self-rule
ke maene khaas...Ikhtirat ki chabi awaam ke paas (self-rule has a
special meaning...key to power is with the people)''.
The meeting, which turned out to be a show of strength by the
PDP, was addressed among others by Mr Sayeed and party chief
Mehbooba Mufti. |
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