Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR Feb 20: People’s Democratic Party president and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, today stressed for dialogue with Pakistan to end bloodshed in Kashmir.
Mehbooba today visited Logripora, Aishmuqam Anantnag to express sympathies with the bereaved family of constable Suhail Ahmad who along with another cop were critically injured in a militant attack in Baghaat area of Srinagar on Friday and later succumbed.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the condolence meet, Mehbooba said that there is a need to start dialogue with Pakistan, a country that according to New Delhi is spreading violence in Kashmir so that bloodshed ends.
“Government of India must think how long people of Jammu and Kashmir have to suffer and see violence every day”, she said adding that “our youth everyday whether policemen and others are becoming victims of violence”.
She said that people of J&K want peace here and BJP led Government at the Centre must think about the situation of J&K and start dialogue with each stakeholder to bring peace here.
While talking about Suhail, she said that his father was also killed when he was just four year old and what they will do now.
“If Pakistan is spreading violence in Kashmir, then the Government of India must at least start dialogue with that country to end violence in Kashmir as the graveyards here are full now”, she said.