JAMMU: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate process for addressing the internal and external dimension of problems in Jammu and Kashmir.
”Dialogue is the only option to steer out the state from the present morass. Peace and cooperation forms core of neighbourly relations and therefore India and Pakistan must resume dialogue”, Dr Abdullah said while addressing party workers at Kathua district.
The NC President invoked the Vajpayee doctrine and said that if neighbours cannot be changed, what stops the two countries to talk to each other and resolve their problems amicably. He hoped hostilities to be overtaken by better understanding between the two nations, saying peace is imperative for prosperity in the subcontinent and bringing relief to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, who have been the worse victims of animosity.
He made a mention of border skirmishes over decades and said that these were detrimental for both India and Pakistan, as any full-fledged conflict between the nuke states will lead to devastation and destruction in the entire region.
Dr Abdullah also urged New Delhi to address the political issue of Kashmir by talking to all shades of public opinion on priority, as further delay will only worsen the situation. He said that everyone needs to be talked to, be it Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, if end goal is to herald peace in the State. (AGENCIES)
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