SRINAGAR: As if reading broader hints, which the MoS Home Kiren Rijiju dropped Monday, Kashmir’s shrewdest politician Mufti Muhammad Sayed has sounded optimistic about the peace process being revived between India and Pakistan. “We hope that armed with a clear mandate, the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre will revive the peace and resolution process not only within Kashmir but with Pakistan as well to ensure durable peace and stability in the South Asian region,” said Mufti Mohammad Sayed, patron of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
Taking an extravagant view of the forthcoming state poll, Mufti said, “These elections will be historically transformational as they are being contested in a situation marked by extraordinary political permutations. The challenge lies in converting these polls into a momentous opportunity for not only bringing about inclusive socio-economic development across the state, but reviving the resolution and reconciliation process for the permanent settlement of the Kashmir issue,” he said.
The former chief minister said, “I am optimistic that the new government at the Centre will pick up and carry forward the resolution process both on internal and external fronts which was pioneered by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003 and taken forward by Manmohan Singh.” Mufti hoped the new government, under the leadership of Modi, would take tangible measures, by involving all the stakeholders, to address the causes of alienation and trust deficit in Kashmir and work towards finding a long-lasting solution to the problem plaguing the region for the past more than six decades,” the PDP patron said.
Seeking decisive mandate for his party, Sayeed said the forthcoming Assembly elections are a test for the “wisdom and foresight” of the people as they will be chalking out an entirely “new course” for the state’s political leadership.
“We are at crossroads of a historic moment for change and it’s for the emancipated people of the State to decide which party has the courage and the commitment to address their political and economic concerns resolutely,” he said.
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