Mehbooba ask PDP cadres to work for creating amicable

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called upon cadres of her Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to work for creating an amicable atmosphere within the state that would sustain the efforts at reviving and building the peace and reconciliation process started in 2003.
"Peace and reconciliation has been the core agenda of our party and the hostile atmosphere around the State will one day have to yield place to reason and reconciliation.
The peace and reconciliation process which was started in 2003 had gained ground and shown results as the atmosphere within J&K was congenial for the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) to take shape, Mehbooba, who is also PDP president, said.

Mehbooba was addressing a meeting of senior PDP leaders, party Ministers, Members of Parliament, legislators and coordinators here.
Expressing pain at the loss of precious human lives during the current unrest in Kashmir, the Chief Minister said she and her government are not looking out for a temporary truce but would focus on building an environment where such turbulences never visit the people again.
She said while PDP and its alliance partner BJP are committed to the implementation of the 'Agenda of the Alliance', a congenial atmosphere needs to be created within and around the State for its effective implementation.

Unfortunately we did not get any time to even start the implementation of Agenda of Alliance and some elements who thought that PDP is serious about the promises it made to the people, started making attempts from day one to create hurdles and ultimately found an encounter as the trigger to exploit the sentiments, she said.

Mehbooba said the positive impact that the government under the leadership of Mufti Mohammed Sayeed made between 2002-2005, was the result of the combination of circumstances, important one being the readiness of Pakistan to enter into a dialogue process in response to the repeated peace overtures by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

This time, however, the initiatives by Prime Minister Narendra Modi were unfortunately responded to with negativity and even hostility by Pakistan, she said.
"But I am confident that the way forward for everybody is through acceptance of ground realities and offering relief, hope and dignity to the people which could ultimately lead to permanent reconciliation, peace and resolution in the region", Mehbooba said.