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SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today advocated a dialogue to address the political issues and said violence had not changed anything in Kashmir but only brought miseries and bloodshed to the state.

Dialogue the only way out: CM

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti hands over appointment orders to the next of kin of the government employees who died in harness, in Srinagar on Wednesday. A Tribune photo



Tribune News Service

Srinagar, August 24

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today advocated a dialogue to address the political issues and said violence had not changed anything in Kashmir but only brought miseries and bloodshed to the state.

“Violence has changed nothing on the political spectrum of Jammu and Kashmir, but brought mayhem, miseries, economic disaster, academic breakdown and social disorder to the state,” the Chief Minister said while handing over appointment orders under SRO-43 to the next of kin of the government employees who have died in harness, in Srinagar today.

Maintaining that the majority of stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir wanted resolution of the issues through peaceful political means, the Chief Minister stressed the need for creating a conducive atmosphere for reviving the dialogue and resolution process. “Unfortunately, some sections of the youth, resorting to violence, are impeding the resolution process instead of facilitating it,” she said.

“We have witnessed a gory era of death and destruction for the past 26 years. Has it changed anything on the ground except for inflicting deep and pestering wounds on Kashmiris?” she asked.

Mehbooba said that instead of facilitating resolution of the issues, it (violence) had only left behind a trail of tragedies and pain in almost every household in Kashmir.

“It converted our playfields into graveyards and once happily living families into traumatised souls and mourning households,” she said, adding, “If resolution of political issues through a dialogue is not the way out, then what is the way out of the present imbroglio? Tell me what is the solution other than sitting across the table and talking in a peaceful and amicable atmosphere?” she asked. She urged the people to give peace a chance so that the reconciliation and resolution process could be revived through a dialogue and discussion.

Calling for winning the hearts and minds of the people, the Chief Minister said the reconciliation and resolution process which was started in 2002 by the then NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee had shown tangible results on the ground. “The major confidence-building initiatives taken during that period had not only helped positively transform the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, but also in the whole subcontinent,” she said. The peace and reconciliation process in and around Jammu and Kashmir has to be revived with fresh resolve to ensure peace and stability in the state and the region, Mehbooba added.

Seeking time and space to implement the roadmap laid down in the ‘Agenda of Alliance’, the Chief Minister said her government’s agenda was not event-related and it was a process which would be taken to its logical conclusion through tangible initiatives at the political, economic and administrative fronts, including dialogue with all stakeholders to address the momentous challenges confronting Jammu and Kashmir.

Mehbooba said while the uncertainties and recurrent turmoil had adversely affected almost all spheres of life in Kashmir, youth had become its specific target as the violence had consumed nearly an entire young generation. She said society could not afford to lose more youth now and measures had to be taken to safeguard their lives and future.

“The need, therefore, is not only to safeguard the precious lives of the youth but also to create increasing opportunities for them to develop their personality and their functional capability and make them economically productive and socially useful,” she said, adding that such opportunities have to be created on a large scale to cover a wide spectrum of areas of the human endeavour.

The Chief Minister said the government was alive to the miserable condition of the distressed families who had lost their children to the senseless violence.

“We will try to work out a mechanism to ensure a secure and dignified living for the kith and kin of the victims of violence so that their families don’t have to run from pillar to post to live a normal life,” she said, adding that it is the responsibility of the government to reach out to such families “and we will not be found wanting in discharging our responsibility”.

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