New Delhi, May 29: Favouring opening of transit points at Uri in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said "softening" of borders would negate the propoganda being spread that the people of the state were being "held hostage". Terming it as a key to normalisation of situation in the restive state, Sayeed said that media in Pakistan had given an impression that people in Jammu and Kashmir were being held captive by the security forces. "Once transit points are started, may be in Uri, things will be clearer and those spreading the propaganda will be pushed to wall," Sayeed told reporters on the sidelines on a Planning Commission meeting here. He had earlier said that if such a proposal could be considered for Rajasthan and Sindh (in Pakistan), why couldn't be the same be considered for the state.
Sayeed also termed it as one of the confidence building measures saying there were several divided families in the state which would be allowed to meet each other.

"There is no harm in allowing the people of the two sides to meet. After all any one willing to cross over to the other side would be doing so on valid travel documents," the Chief Minister said.

"There is no harm in allowing the people of the two sides to meet. After all any one willing to cross over to the other side would be doing so on valid travel documents," the Chief Minister said.

Bureau Report