Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti announced amnesty to 4327 youth involved in different incidents of law-and-order problems during 2016 post Burhan Wani killing unrest.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti announced amnesty to 4327 youth involved in different incidents of law-and-order problems during 2016 post Burhan Wani killing unrest.
Replying to the discussion on Motion of Thanks on Governor’s Address in the legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister said she has directed the withdrawal of cases against 4327 youth recently and even constituted a committee to review the cases against youth registered during the unrest of 2016.
“I am happy that we have decided to grant amnesty to them also, roughly making it to around nine thousand youth”, she said
Mehbooba asid she has asked the police to ensure that the local boys who have joined militant ranks should be helped to come back to their families and friends. “It’s my endeavour to bring them back and ensure no harassment to them. Many have come back but I regret the glorification of violence by some people on social media”, she said
Terming dialogue as the only way ahead, the Chief Minister said appointment of Dineshwar Sharma, with the rank of Cabinet Secretary, as interlocutor last year was a major decision to undertake sustained dialogue in the state. She hoped that people from different shades of opinion would join the consultation process initiated by Mr Sharma and it moves ahead with positivity.
Welcoming the reports of recent meeting of National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan, Mehbooba said she wishes normalisation of relations between the two countries adding that she wants the State to become a bridge of faith and trust between the two countries. She said Jammu and Kashmir has a strategic location which should be exploited for positive and gainful results.
“Why can’t we be gateway to Central Asia. We should be part of the Silk Route. Let us explore the opportunities of Tashkant, Kashgar, Iran etc. which have been the historic routes through which Islam came to Kashmir”, she said. “It was this tolerant Islam which groomed us to think on rational and humanitarian lines while deciding our fate in 1947. Let us go back to our routes”, she said.
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