Kashmir issue can be resolved politically, not judicially: SC

New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) The ongoing trouble in Kashmirshould be "dealt with politically" and everything cannot bemanaged within judicial parameters, Supreme Court said today. The apex court also asked the Solicitor General to helpactivist lawyer and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party(JKNPP) leader Bhim Singh to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modion the issue. "This issue has various dimensions and therefore shouldbe dealt politically and moreover, everything cannot bemanaged within the judicial parameters," a bench headed byChief Justice T S Thakur said. The bench, which also comprised Justices A M Khanwilkarand D Y Chandrachud, referred to a meeting today between adelegation of the state’s opposition parties led by formerChief Minister Omar Abdullah and Prime Minister Narendra Modiand asked Singh to join the delegation. When the senior lawyer said the "RSS-dictated" governmentwould not invite him, the court, which asked Solicitor General(SG) Ranjit Kumar to facilitate Singh’s meeting with Modi, wasannoyed. "Don’t make a political statement here. You tell uswhether you want to go and meet the political leadership ornot," the bench said. The SG said with regard to facilitating the meeting withthe Prime Minister, he would "personally talk" to the HomeSecretary. In his plea, Singh, who sought various reliefs, alsodemanded imposition of Governor’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The bench also asked Singh to file his response on thestatus report filed by the Centre on prevailing groundsituation in the Valley. At the outset, the Centre said the Jammu and Kashmir HighCourt was already seized of the matter and hence the plea,pending in the apex court, be disposed of. The bench said the statements made by Bhim Singh may notbe "relevant judicially" but they may be "relevantpolitically". Earlier, the Centre, in its status report filed in thecourt on August 5, had said that the law and order situationin the Valley has improved considerably with incidents ofviolent protests having gone down from 201 on July 9 to 11 onAugust 3. The Valley has been witnessing a spate of violentprotests following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commanderBurhan Wani. (More) PTI SJK MNL RKSARC