Kashmir problem can t be resolved with bullets: Modi
Wednesday - August 15, 2018 9:18 am ,
Category : INDIA
Kashmir problem can t be resolved with bullets: Modi
New Delhi Aug 15 (IANS) Repeating the words used last year on Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Kashmirs problems can be resolved only by embracing its people not with bullets or abuses.
In his speech on the 72nd Independence Day at the Red Fort here he said his government was following the teachings of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
"Atalji called for insaniyat (humanity) Kashmiriat (eclectic Kashmiri culture) and jamhooriyat (democracy). I also said that the issues in Kashmir can be resolved by embracing the people of Kashmir."
Modi said his government was committed for the all-round development of all sections and regions in Jammu and Kashmir the country s only Muslim-majority state.
He said Jammu and Kashmir now under Governor s Rule would hold the much-awaited Panchayat and local body elections. He did not say when.
--IANS nks/sar/mr
In his speech on the 72nd Independence Day at the Red Fort here he said his government was following the teachings of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
"Atalji called for insaniyat (humanity) Kashmiriat (eclectic Kashmiri culture) and jamhooriyat (democracy). I also said that the issues in Kashmir can be resolved by embracing the people of Kashmir."
Modi said his government was committed for the all-round development of all sections and regions in Jammu and Kashmir the country s only Muslim-majority state.
He said Jammu and Kashmir now under Governor s Rule would hold the much-awaited Panchayat and local body elections. He did not say when.
--IANS nks/sar/mr
