Militancy won’t end unless Govt wins hearts in J&K: Farooq

Fayaz Bukhari

SRINAGAR, July 13 : National Conference president and former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that militancy won’t end unless the Central Government doesn’t win the hearts of people of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Dr Abdullah said this while addressing party’s senior functionaries in a commemorative function held at the party headquarters Nawa-e-Subha, Srinagar here.
“The caravan of terrorism will not end. Their (BJP) Ministers and other leaders issue statements that it has ended, but I want to tell them that this will not end till you do not try to win the hearts of the people of Kashmir and seek its solution,” he said.
Condemning the killing of a police officer in Srinagar on Tuesday, the NC president said people will keep on dying till a solution to the Kashmir issue is found. “His son was killed in 2020 by military (in an encounter). It is unfortunate that he (Ahmad) was killed by militants. We do not know who the killer is and who the saviour of the people here is. This is strange. We all condemn it and pray for him. We also pray for the family to bear this loss,” he said.
He also sought a handsome compensation from the administration for the slain policeman’s family so that they live with dignity.
Party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, additional general secretary Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal, Provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani, chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq, Senior leaders Mubarak Gul, Muhammad Syed Akhoon, Shameema Firdous, Ali Muhammad Dar, Peer Afaq, MP Hasnain Masoodi, Salman Ali Sagar, Syed Tauqeer Ahmed Shah, Ahsan Pardesi, Dr Sajad Shafi Uri, Sheikh Muhammad Rafi, Sabiya Qadri, GN Wani Tailbali, Dr Syed, Qaisar Jalali and JS Azad were also present on the occasion.