Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti advocates dialogue with Pakistan, Hurriyat

By PTI

JAMMU: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti on Sunday advocated dialogue with Pakistan and the Hurriyat Conference for the everlasting decision of the Kashmir challenge.

She additionally prompt the opening of Jammu and Kashmir borders and implementing of self-rule to make the area an financial hub and a gateway between central Asia and India.

“People of J&K are very much politically aware. The J&K problem needs to be resolved by taking all the stakeholders on board,” she mentioned, advocating holding of talks with Pakistan and Hurriyat Conference.

She alleged that the central authorities desires PDP and National Conference to exchange Hurriyat and incubate mainstream events of their very own liking, turning Jammu and Kashmir right into a take a look at laboratory as they need “opposition mukt bharat.”

 Mufti mentioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is pro-human and desirous of an answer to the issues of the folks. “J&K is strategically located and has many things in common with central Asia. Government should use the opportunity and make the borders irrelevant, facilitate self-rule, trade and movement of people for economic integration,” she mentioned.

Referring to the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on September 15 and 16, she mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi who’s attending the summit ought to have organized it in Kashmir.

“Open J&K and let it become an economic hub and gateway between central Asia and India,” Mufti mentioned, talking at a conclave right here. She mentioned the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD)— an amalgam of 5 mainstream events together with the National Conference and PDP combating for the restoration of Article 370- is essential as a result of the folks have pinned their hopes on it.

“PAGD has to be more active, more alert and need to work out unity in real sense by leaving aside party interests. You have to look at the large picture. Our special status and identity are under attack and we have to protect it,” she mentioned.

Mufti didn’t agree that PAGD is on a ventilator and mentioned “pull out 10 lakh forces from J&K, you will see who is on the ventilator.” She additionally claimed that arm-twisting ways are getting used towards her household to power them into submission.

“When there is a meeting of PAGD, my mother or my grandmother, who is 75 years old, is getting a summon (to present before any agency). My grandmother was also denied a passport for the past two years,” she mentioned.

She accused the BJP of launching a disinformation marketing campaign within the nation by projecting Article 370 as a hurdle within the improvement and giving rights to girls and marginalized sections.

Quoting a survey in 2017, she mentioned J&Okay human index was 0.68 which was larger than Gujarat and “we were number one in life expectancy, female literacy and health infrastructure. Today, our unemployment rate is 56 per cent, there is a scam in the recruitment process and corruption has become rampant.”

She mentioned the declare that the revocation of Article 370 was achieved for the betterment of the folks is baseless. “They have no good intentions as they view Kashmir as military, law order and a religious problem. Since they see the issue through the religious prism, the solution they are trying to implement is to change the demography and disempower the people economically,” she alleged.

Mufti claimed that the BJP authorities is attempting to suppress the folks, ignoring the fact that Kashmir is a humanitarian and political challenge and there’s a sturdy sentiment which must be addressed.

JAMMU: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti on Sunday advocated dialogue with Pakistan and the Hurriyat Conference for the everlasting decision of the Kashmir challenge.

She additionally prompt the opening of Jammu and Kashmir borders and implementing of self-rule to make the area an financial hub and a gateway between central Asia and India.

“People of J&K are very much politically aware. The J&K problem needs to be resolved by taking all the stakeholders on board,” she mentioned, advocating holding of talks with Pakistan and Hurriyat Conference.

She alleged that the central authorities desires PDP and National Conference to exchange Hurriyat and incubate mainstream events of their very own liking, turning Jammu and Kashmir right into a take a look at laboratory as they need “opposition mukt bharat.”

 Mufti mentioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is pro-human and desirous of an answer to the issues of the folks. “J&K is strategically located and has many things in common with central Asia. Government should use the opportunity and make the borders irrelevant, facilitate self-rule, trade and movement of people for economic integration,” she mentioned.

Referring to the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on September 15 and 16, she mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi who’s attending the summit ought to have organized it in Kashmir.

“Open J&K and let it become an economic hub and gateway between central Asia and India,” Mufti mentioned, talking at a conclave right here. She mentioned the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD)— an amalgam of 5 mainstream events together with the National Conference and PDP combating for the restoration of Article 370- is essential as a result of the folks have pinned their hopes on it.

“PAGD has to be more active, more alert and need to work out unity in real sense by leaving aside party interests. You have to look at the large picture. Our special status and identity are under attack and we have to protect it,” she mentioned.

Mufti didn’t agree that PAGD is on a ventilator and mentioned “pull out 10 lakh forces from J&K, you will see who is on the ventilator.” She additionally claimed that arm-twisting ways are getting used towards her household to power them into submission.

“When there is a meeting of PAGD, my mother or my grandmother, who is 75 years old, is getting a summon (to present before any agency). My grandmother was also denied a passport for the past two years,” she mentioned.

She accused the BJP of launching a disinformation marketing campaign within the nation by projecting Article 370 as a hurdle within the improvement and giving rights to girls and marginalized sections.

Quoting a survey in 2017, she mentioned J&Okay human index was 0.68 which was larger than Gujarat and “we were number one in life expectancy, female literacy and health infrastructure. Today, our unemployment rate is 56 per cent, there is a scam in the recruitment process and corruption has become rampant.”

She mentioned the declare that the revocation of Article 370 was achieved for the betterment of the folks is baseless. “They have no good intentions as they view Kashmir as military, law order and a religious problem. Since they see the issue through the religious prism, the solution they are trying to implement is to change the demography and disempower the people economically,” she alleged.

Mufti claimed that the BJP authorities is attempting to suppress the folks, ignoring the fact that Kashmir is a humanitarian and political challenge and there’s a sturdy sentiment which must be addressed.