Mehbooba says no to PM on Kashmir meeting

Last Updated: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 16:23

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Mehbooba says no to PM on Kashmir meeting

Srinagar: Opposition PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday stuck to her decision to stay away from an all-party meeting convened by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to discuss the situation in Kashmir despite an appeal by the Prime Minister to reconsider her stand.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had spoken to Mehbooba yesterday, was understood to have impressed upon her the need for the government and the Opposition to be on the same side to tackle the current situation in violence-hit Kashmir, while requesting her to attend the all-party meet tomorrow.

Addressing a press conference here, Mehbooba said that while she had great regards for the Prime Minister, she could not attend the meeting as the state government was trying to hide its "failures".

She said that her party wanted to be "excused" from the meeting.

"I hear him (Omar) giving me an ultimatum to attend the meeting.... If I attend I become the solution, (but) if I don't I become a part of the problem," she said. She appealed to the Prime Minister to "intervene" so that the people take his "initiative" seriously.

"The Chief Minister is on damage control, but not bothered about situation on the ground," Mehbooba claimed. The PDP leader also requested the Prime Minister to lift "curbs" on the media so that they can carry out their duties.

Mehbooba said that the Prime Minister should take the initiative to end the "crackdown" in civilian areas.

She also thanked Home Minister P Chidambaram, who she said, had also called her up yesterday.

According to PDP sources, the Chief Minister also wrote to Mehbooba that he was pained to hear about the decision of her party and and asked her to reconsider her decision. Omar had also spoken to Mehbooba on telephone.

Omar said the meeting had been convened for a comprehensive analysis of the situation and to jointly lay a road map for a better tomorrow for the people.

The invitation has been extended to all 12 recognised political parties and groups for the meeting. These were National Conference, Congress, PDP, BJP, Panthers Party, CPI-M, CPI, Peoples Democratic Forum, Democratic Party (Nationalist), Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Nationalist Congress Party.

PTI

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First Published: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 16:23

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Sumer Dahiya - Ghaziabad-U.P.
as a comment here, i am actually sending amessage to mahbooba mufti.
i am a grass root level common indian and not even remotely connected with any political party.
here is the message :
i am of the opinion that mahbooba mufti and omar abdullah are two of the genius gems provided by god to this earth. since the appearance of homo sapiens on this earth, mankind has produced many a genius persons.but all of them, due to their vested intersts, committed mistakes and made wrong calculations in overall context of human development and welfare and that is why mankind is in a crisis situation today.
mahbooba mufti should rise above her personal persuit of power, and should calculate the short/long term counter-productive effects, of her present hidden and public stances, on the life of common kashmeres and the peoples of this subcontinent.

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RAJAT KUMAR MOHINDRU - JALANDHAR CITY .PUNJAB
the all party meeting is being called by the chief minister of jammu and kashmir keeping in view the prevailing tension in the valley . as curfew was imposed in some cities in the valley and army was called , it is the appropriate time for the pdp leader mehbooba mufti to keep her vision in the all party meeting that what her party desires . as prime minister of india s manmohan singh has also communicated pdp leader mehbooba mufti to participate in the all party meeting . as keeping in view peace and development in kashmir and influx of tourists and pilgrims visit holy baba amaranath cave there security and safety , it is necessary that all political parties should attend the meeting in the interest of jammu and kashmir .

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Jimmy - Punjab
hang mehbooba who is not sincere in not bringing peaceful atmospheare in j&k

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BRIJ - NEWYORK
is good issue for both side corrupt govts for their agendas nothing to do with public if they think public this can be resolved in a day.

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rishi - chennai
the core issue is that islamic missionaries are feeling restless on seeing all their efforts being made futile over time.so creating problems so that the ethnic kashmiris donot come out of islamic cluthces slowly ove r time

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Mike Singh - USA
what is kashmir issue kashmir is part of india many of these kashmiri are millitants well they dont understand a simple thing you will only grow india in pak you will be destroyed your future your kids future its a evil country there was nothing called pak before 1947 how come kashmir is part of pak they wont get kashmir in billion years all those who says kashmir issue kick them out with their familys into pak or put them in jail these are extremists elements/pak who distrupted the peace in kashmir,india