Centre responsible for Kashmir problem: Farooq Abdullah

TIL Desk/National/Srinagar/ National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today held the Centre responsible for the Kashmir problem and demanded a beginning of dialogue with Pakistan and Kashmiris people for the “solution”. “If successive governments in New Delhi would not have betrayed the people of Kashmir by not keeping their promise, the situation would not have come to prevailing passe,” he said addressing an election meeting at Budgam in central Kashmir.

Abdullah is contesting the upcoming bypolls from Srinagar parliamentary constituency. Stressing on the need for dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue, he cautioned the Centre against “excessive use of force and repression” against the people, saying “unless Kashmir is recognised as a political problem peace will remain elusive.”

“For lasting peace and stability, dialogue process needs to be initiated,” he said, adding that Kashmir issue has been recognised at the international level and therefore, talks should be initiated with Pakistan and the people of Kashmir for judicious solution.

He called for involving all stakeholders to find out a way forward so that the current spell of bloodshed is stopped. “Our heart bleeds when the blood of young man is spilled during broad daylight clash with the security forces. Use of disproportionate force will take us nowhere.