Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti has appealed the Centre to clutch the opportunity by extending a hand of friendship with Pakistan’s to-be Prime Minister Imran Khan so that issues between the two countries could be resolved.
While addressing the 19th foundation day of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Srinagar on Saturday, Mehbooba said, “I appeal to (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi to take the opportunity to develop strong friendship with Imran Khan so that relations between the two countries could be strong, and other problems could also be resolved through dialogue.”
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Earlier after Pakistan’s general elections, Imran Khan in his said, “We should sit across and resolve the issues instead of us blaming India for problems in Balochistan and them blaming us for problems in Kashmir.”
Mufti also took a dig at the RSS-BJP and said, “To solve the Kashmir issue we always raised our voice but vested interests always created problems in the name Article 370 and 35 A.”
Taking the credit for the ceasefire measure, Mufti added, “PDP took initiative for a ceasefire during Ramzan. I appeal to the Centre to show a positive attitude towards Hurriyat and aim to bring them on the table for dialogue.”
She also claimed that while in power, the PDP always raised its voice for revoking of Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) to eradicate terrorism in the Valley. Elaborating on PDP’s role in the Valley, the former chief minister said that her father, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who served twice as the chief minister of the state was always in favor of holding dialogue with Pakistan to resolve issues due to which the region has been reeling for many years.