Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on January 7 said reconciliation, not repression, is the way to peace with dignity in J&K.
Speaking on the eighth death anniversary of party founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Ms. Mufti said: “We recommit ourselves to the ideals he stood for — peace, reconciliation, and justice. Mufti Sahab’s legacy lives on in our hearts, and it is our collective responsibility to carry forward the torch of his vision.”
Ms. Mufti expressed concern over the way the Union government is treating the people of Jammu & Kashmir. “Don’t treat common people of J&K as enemies or militants. In Nagaland, you are entering into accord with militants, and in J&K you are treating common people as militants as was done in Topi Peer Bufliaz in Poonch [where three civilians died after being detained by Armymen]. Is this how you treat your own people?” she said.
