Only 5% Of Kashmiris Are Creating Trouble For Entire Valley, Claims J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti blamed a handful of people "with vested interests" for inciting the youth to violence in the valley.
Mehbooba said, "A section of people who themselves are not facing bullets and canes are instigating children and teenagers to indulge in violence."
"Kashmiris want to open their shops. They want to send their children to school," she said. Contending that the unrest in Kashmir was "pre-planned", chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said a "handful of people" were deliberately keeping the Valley on the boil while 95 per cent people were peace-loving and should not be punished for the fault of 5 per cent.
"I appeal to the Centre to take steps to bring relief to 95% of the people in the valley as they are in the midst of a grave problem," she said.
Talking about the futility of violence, Mehbooba said it will never help achieve anything. Mehbooba also sent out a message to those raising "pro-azadi" slogans, asking them to see the condition of Muslims in Islamic countries like Pakistan, Syria, Turkey and Afghanistan even though these nations have "freedom". She said once guns makes inroads into a society, then the meaning of 'azadi' is lost.
Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti blamed a handful of people "with vested interests" for inciting the youth to violence in the valley.
Mehbooba said, "A section of people who themselves are not facing bullets and canes are instigating children and teenagers to indulge in violence."
"Kashmiris want to open their shops. They want to send their children to school," she said. Contending that the unrest in Kashmir was "pre-planned", chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said a "handful of people" were deliberately keeping the Valley on the boil while 95 per cent people were peace-loving and should not be punished for the fault of 5 per cent.
"I appeal to the Centre to take steps to bring relief to 95% of the people in the valley as they are in the midst of a grave problem," she said.
Talking about the futility of violence, Mehbooba said it will never help achieve anything. Mehbooba also sent out a message to those raising "pro-azadi" slogans, asking them to see the condition of Muslims in Islamic countries like Pakistan, Syria, Turkey and Afghanistan even though these nations have "freedom". She said once guns makes inroads into a society, then the meaning of 'azadi' is lost.
