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Mehbooba wants PM to hold talks with all stakeholders, revive Atal's peace process

Mehbooba wants PM to hold talks with all stakeholders, revive Atal's peace process

New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) Calling for reviving the reconciliation and resolution process initiated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put in place an institutionalised mechanism of interlocutors to talk to the people to resolve the Kashmir issue. Talking to reporters after meeting the Prime Minister here, Ms Mufti said she told him that talks should be held with all stakeholders in the state, for which he should appoint a group of individuals who commanded the trust of the Kashmiri people, such interlocutors who people would trust will convey their message to the Centre. She said the intra and inter-state confidence building measures initiated during the time Mr Vajpayee had helped transform the situation in the state and the region. 'We shall have to pick up the threads from where we left in 2005 and revive the reconciliation and resolution process with fresh resolve,” she said and added that the present Prime Minister has the mandate to take bold political initiatives on Kashmir as was done by Vajpayee Ji. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said she outlined to the Prime Minister a three-pronged action plan, including involvement of separatists and Pakistan in substantive dialogue, to work out a solution to the problem in light of the contemporary geo-political realities. Ms Mufti said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was very much concerned over the situation in the Valley and has assured her that the agenda of alliance between PDP and ruling BJP in the state would be implemented to bring an end to violence in the state. She said she had conveyed to the Prime Minister that the agenda on which her party went for an alliance with the BJP was not followed. ‘’The Prime Minister assured me that the agenda will be implemented, and I hope that it would lead to peace in Kashmir,’’ she said. ‘’The Prime Minister reiterated his commitment that the political, economic and developmental initiatives enumerated in the ‘Agenda of Alliance’ will be implemented with sincerity of purpose.’’ This was her first meeting with the Prime Minister after the unrest broke out in the Valley. Earlier, Mr Modi had met an Opposition delegation from Kashmir led by National Conference leader Omar Abdullah. Ms Mufti also blamed Pakistan for fuelling unrest in the Valley, which has been on the boil ever since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. She praised the Prime Minister and Home Minister Rajnath Singh for taking initiatives to engage Pakistan. The Chief Minister said unfortunately Islamabad lost out on an opportunity for reconciliation when Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Lahore in December and when Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Islamabad recently for the SAARC ministerial meeting. “Pakistan also has to take a step forward in the interest of peace and stability in the region,” she said. More UNI NAZ AE

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