Only Modi can resolve Kashmir problem: Mehbooba

May 06, 2017 17:35

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can resolve the Kashmir problem as he has a strong mandate and appealed to him to pull the valley out of morass.

Mufti, whose government is battling spiralling protests in the valley, said the situation is the result of pent up anger due to failure of the United Progressive Alliance government to continue with the policy started by the previous National Democratic Alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir during her father Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed's rule.

"I say today with authority and I will be criticised for it also. If anyone can find a solution to Jammu and Kashmir problem, it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"He (PM) has a strong mandate. Whatever decision he takes, the country will support him," said Mufti, whose party is running a government in coalition with the BJP.

"If anyone can take us out of the sticky spot, it is Prime Minister Modi. The nation will support whatever he decides...it is may earnest appeal...," she said.

The CM was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a flyover in Jammu.

Hailing the prime minister's decision to visit Lahore on December 25, 2015, she said that it was a sign of strength not weakness.

"He has the mandate of the people. This is his biggest power. He went to Lahore and met the PM of that country. This is not a sign of weakness but an indication of strength and power," she said.

She took a dig at former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he did not have the courage to visit Pakistan.

"Before him (Modi), a Prime Minister had also desired to go to Pakistan for over ten years. He wanted to see his home there," she said, without naming Singh.

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