Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 14: Veteran Congress leader and former minister Prof Saiffuddin Soz has said that India must stop use of force in Kashmir.
In a press statement here today, Soz said, “Immediately on his arrival on the scene, the Governor, Satya Pal Malik had announced that he would open a dialogue with all manner of people of the Jammu & Kashmir and sort out all matters of public importance. But, unfortunately, that did not happen so far.”
He pointed out that using force on Kashmiri youth is no way going to help New Delhi at all. He said civil society in India and the International community would not accept the broad term of terrorists for the youth involved in the strife in Kashmir, with or without arms.
“Army commanders, those who served earlier and those who serve currently in Kashmir, have in one voice, strongly proposed ‘political dialogue’ as an effective instrument to end the turmoil in Kashmir. I have all along described JRL (Joint Resistance Leadership) as a “nucleus of boon”. India would be well-advised to initiate a decisive dialogue with it without loosing any further time,” Soz added.
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