Congress asked for dusting out old government reports on Kashmir. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "Before sending an all party delegation, the government needs to identify stake holders we need to engage with."
Except Shiv Sena, almost every political party at the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss prevailing situation in Kashmir called for dialogue with stake-holders to bring normalcy in the state.
But, nobody explained who are are the stake-holders. Also except the Left parties, the DMK and Hyderabad All India Majlis Itihadul Muslimeen (AIMM), others also opposed sending an all-party delegation to Kashmir at this juncture.
CPM leader Sitaram Yechury said the government listened to their party and other opposition parties demand to immediately stop the use of pellet guns and remove AFSPA, at least from the civilian areas, to give a signal that government wants conducive atmosphere but did not give any sort of assurances.
Congress asked for dusting out old government reports on Kashmir. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "Before sending an all party delegation, the government needs to identify stake holders we need to engage with."
The Congress is also of the view that the government should engage with the political parties at the Centre, regional parties in Kashmir and other stake holders. ""It is for the government to identify stakeholders. To win the hearts of Kashmiris, the government needs to tend to their wounds," said Azad.
The Congress has also suggested to the government that instead of setting up another committee to study the situation in Kashmir, it should look at the reports submitted by the five working groups and interlocutors in the past.
"Time and again we have been sending delegations to Kashmir. This will be like another delegation which will only build false hope. Instead the government should study the recommendations of the existing reports and prepare a road map to Kashmir," said Azad.
PDP's representative Muzaffar Hussain Beg was scathing on Pakistan and separatists. He said poor students of madrassas were shown dreams of heavens to join jihad against Hindus. He even lased out at separatists for holding Kashmir to ransom. Defending night curfew in North Kashmir, he said, women after cooking meals, throng streets and adding the turbulence.
Hyderabad MP Asadudin Owasi called for fixing responsibility and accountability on people responsible for the current unrest. He said no accountability if fixed on people who create situations for the unrest in Kashmir. They have gone scot free in 2008 and 2010 as well. He mentioned shortage of medicine and food items due to continuous curfew and restrictions.
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