Rajnath terms Modi's outreach to Kashmiris as "heartwarming"

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to Kashmiris as "heartwarming" and said the NDA government believes that common people in the state want to be active stakeholders in the peace process.
In an article, 'Decoding PM's Speech', the home minister said it was "heartwarming" to see Modi make his government's stand clear that the Kashmir problem cannot be resolved by use of "gaali" (abusive language) or "goli" (bullets).
"On the contrary, it could only be resolved by embracing the common Kashmiri. The Centre has been consistent in its belief that the common Kashmiri wants to be an active stakeholder in the peace process," he said in the piece circulated to media houses.

Singh said the Kashmiris have been made victim by certain vested interests who do not want peace in the valley. "The prime minister in his speech appealed to those who take recourse to violence and exhorted them to abjure violence and adopt democratic means to voice their concerns and grievances," he said.
The home minister said prime minister Modi appealed to people to shun violence of every hue and shade, be it communal, casteist, or even a simple case of road rage.
"He also expressed solidarity with the women who are fighting a spirited battle against the malpractice of triple Talaq. The PM admired the courage of those women who stood up for their rights. It is a big shift from the 1980s when the governments and the prime ministers were unwilling to discuss the plight of women and their fight for rights," he said.

Singh said Modi empathised with those affected by the Gorakhpur tragedy and the recent natural calamities like floods and landslides which have affected many parts of the country.
"This was a reassuring statement to the victims to make from the ramparts of the Red Fort that even in its celebratory moments the nation is sensitive enough to not forget those suffering and unable to celebrate," he said.
Giving reasons for writing the piece, the home minister said as a colleague he felt the need to appreciate certain "remarkable and distinct" patterns emerging from his address, which reflect in his entire concept of governance almost like mantras.