Mehbooba Mufti calls for reconciliation, rejects force as solution to Kashmir dispute
07Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has emphasized that the Kashmir dispute cannot be resolved through force and has called on the Indian government to initiate a process of reconciliation with the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Mufti asserted, “The Kashmir issue can only be resolved through reconciliation. The Government of India must engage with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in a genuine process of reconciliation.” She highlighted the critical need to address the Kashmir issue and called for the restoration of Article 370.
Mufti also urged New Delhi to release all political prisoners and Kashmiri youth currently detained in various jails across India.
In addition, Mufti announced that she would not be contesting the upcoming assembly elections in the occupied territory. She criticized the current state of the IIOJK Assembly, describing it as having been downgraded to the status of a municipality with little authority to enact laws. She remarked, “Even Omar Abdullah has stated that if he were to become chief minister, he would have to seek the Lieutenant Governor’s approval just to transfer a peon.”
