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National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put into action his promise made from the ramparts of the Red Fort to embrace Kashmiris with love. Speaking at a youth conclave here on Saturday, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said the leadership in New Delhi must be held accountable for the commitments made to the people of Kashmir. In the backdrop of the death of a Quick Reaction Team (QRT) jawan in a stone pelting incident in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Mr. Abdullah said such incidents only demonise the entire population of which a small fraction believes in violence and stone throwing. “When they (stone pelters) kill a soldier who was merely patrolling, they lose the moral high ground. When a life like this is lost, the violence does not achieve anything. But in effect, the entire population of the State gets demonised when not everyone is a stone pelter,” the NC leader said. Urging the BJP government at the Centre to translate Mr. Modi’s words into action, Mr. Abdullah said if the country and leadership is not held accountable to the promise of autonomy, the problem of J&K cannot be resolved in the next 30 years. “Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke of democracy and humanity. Mr Modi himself has promised twice to win the hearts of the people of Kashmir, and hold them in embrace. We can keep talking about Kashmir for years to come if these words are not put into action,” he said. While warning Pakistan of not fishing in troubled waters, Mr. Abdullah said India cannot buy its way out of the problem in J&K. “Politically, the State of J& K has been tinkered with. I am not saying all mistakes lie at the door of New Delhi, even Pakistan has been fishing in troubled waters trying to punish us for 1971. However, we cannot buy our way out of this problem. Neither is development a solution. Unless we engage in brewing political trouble, this problem cannot be wished away.”
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/pm-must-embrace-kashmiris-with-love-omar/article25350782.ece
