Kashmir not an
international dispute: Mufti
Srinagar:
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party patron and former Chief Minister Mufti
Mohammad Sayeed Saturday said that Kashmir
wasn’t an international dispute and can be resolved through dialogue. Talking
to KNS at the martyrs’ graveyard in the shrine premises of Khwaja Naqshband
sahib (RA) here, he said, “Kashmir isn’t an
international dispute. When we were in power (2002-2008) we ensured that
Kashmir problem is solved through talks and it was due to our efforts that then
Prime Minister (Atal Behari) Vajpayee offered hand of friendship to Pakistan
from Kashmir.”
“We also involved
Hurriyat in dialogue process. We opened roads (Srinagar-Muzafaerbad) in our
tenure and released political leaders. Mobile service was introduced in our
time in J&K,” he said. “We took then Prime Minister in a public rally where
he offered hand of friendship to Pakistan. But recently when Prime
Minister Manmohan and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi came here, Kashmir
was placed under curfew and they were taken to Banihal.” “We entered into
coalition with Congress in 2002 for the betterment of Kashmiris. It changed the
situation in Kashmir and Vajpayee offered hand of friendship to Pakistan
which was reciprocated by General Musharaf,” he claimed.
Asked to comment on
possibility of pre-poll or post-poll alliance between National Conference and
Congress, he evaded direct answer, “They are already in alliance and are
responsible for the present uncertainty in Kashmir.
There is financial indiscipline and there is no governance and accountability
in J&K. Due to incompetence of state government Rs 3000 crore remained
unspent last fiscal,” he rued.
On hanging of
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, Mufti said, “I wrote a letter to Prime
Minister and told him that it was a setback to Kashmiris. By not allowing his
son and wife to meet him was against the basics of democracy. I was told that
they will discuss the issue with me in Delhi.
And when I went there I discussed it with them.”
In reply to a question
about the controversy over the latest remarks of Narendra Modi,
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