SrinagarChief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday urged militants to reciprocate positively to government of Indias announcement of halting the security operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a statement issued here, she said the gesture is aimed at giving relief to the people of the State who have seen enough torment and tragedy.
Mehbooba welcomed the GoIs announcement and said that the decision would go a long way in healing the wounds of people of the States people who have been suffering the tragedies and pain of violence and uncertainty for the past three decades or so.
What best a time to go for this significant decision than the onset of holy month of Ramazan which promotes values of patience, self-restraint and tolerance, she said, adding that it would also provide the necessary breather to the people from the violence which they have been craving for so long.
Mehbooba thanked the Government of India particularly Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Home Minister, Rajnath Singh for making the momentous decision adding that this marks the beginning of listening to the accounts of agony of the States people by the countrys leadership and the policymakers which she has been requesting time and again.
Mehbooba Mufti also thanked all the political parties in the State which backed her idea of cessation of hostilities in one voice during the All Parties Meeting convened by her recently.
Reminder To Vaypayees Era: Farooq
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the Government of Indias decision to suspend the operations against militants in the state during the holy month of Ramazan.
“It is a great step forward, I would like to congratulate Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This reminds me of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji’s era when he announced unilateral ceasefire. I welcome this,” Farooq told reporters.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asked its forces not to launch operations against militants during the month of Ramazan .
Omar Welcomes, Warns Militants
Former chief minister Omar Abdullah, while welcoming the Centres decision, warned that if militants didnt respond to the governments olive branch, they would be exposed as enemies of the people.
On the demand of all political parties (except the BJP, which had opposed it) the Centre has announced a unilateral ceasefire. Now if the militants dont respond in kind, they will stand exposed as the true enemies of the people, he said in a tweet.
This is the second time this year that the Centre has acceded to Muftis requests to curb violence in J&K. Earlier, the Centre had declared an amnesty scheme for first-time stone pelters and even appointed an interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma to bring back normalcy in the region.
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