Omar wants PM to find peace in J&K

The Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir has transferred the peace solutions for the violent Kashmir valley to the central government. At an all-party meeting convened by the chief minister in Srinagar today, it was decided that an all-party delegation from the state will come to New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and seek his political initiatives for the trouble-torn state.

“It was decided that the all-party delegation shall call on the prime minister. The last point that the meeting argued upon the government of India is to strengthen the ongoing peace process through internal and external dialogue,” Abdullah said.

Leaders of major political parties, including the ruling National Conference, Congress, CPI(M) and BJP, attended the meet. But the main Opposition, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and J&K Panthers Party led by Bhim Singh stayed away.

According to Congress sources, Omar Abdullah first wrote a letter to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, requesting her to attend Monday’s meeting, but she insisted on talking to the Centre directly. Mehbooba told the PM that as her party had already taken a stand against the state government’s inability to handle the current situation, she would not be able to attend meetings organised by it.