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PM Narendra Modi slams Congress over Chidambaram's Kashmir remark

PM Narendra Modi slams Congress over Chidambaram's Kashmir remark

India Blooms News Service | | 29 Oct 2017, 04:08 pm
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Congress party over its leader P Chidambaram's remark on Kashmir issue and said it was 'unacceptable'.

"Why are Congress leaders lending their voice to those who want Azadi in Kashmir. This is an insult to our brave soldiers," Modi said.

"Congress will have to answer for the recent statement of their leaders on Kashmir. The statement was unacceptable," he said.

Congress leader P Chidambaram has said that when 'most' people of Kashmir demand for 'azadi' they speak about 'autonomy'.

"Therefore, I think we should seriously examine the autonomy demand. It is very much within the Constitution," Chidambaram was quoted as saying by media.

"Jammu and Kashmir will remain an integral part of India with some amount of autonomy," he said.

In a major development, the Centre on Monday appointed  Dineshwar Sharma, former Director of Intelligence Bureau, as the Representative of Government of India to initiate and carry forward a dialogue with the elected representatives, various organizations and concerned individuals in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Sharma will initiate a sustained interaction and dialogue to understand the legitimate aspirations of the wide cross sections of society, particularly the youth in Jammu and Kashmir and communicate them to the State Government and the Centre.

The move comes in the wake of various steps taken by Prime Minister  Narendra Modi to address the needs of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

It may be recalled that during his visit to Srinagar on November 7, 2015, the Prime Minister had announced a package of Rs 80,068 Crores for the overall development of the State.

He has also met the leaders of political parties from time to time and received suggestions with regard to the issue of peace and development in J&K.

In continuation of this process, in his address to the nation on 15th August this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned that, “Neither by bullet, nor by abuses but by embracing we can solve the problem of Kashmir”.

Subsequently, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has also visited J&K from September 9-12, 2017 and met a large number of delegations from wide spectrum of the society.

Dineshwar Sharma is a Retired IPS officer from 1979 Batch of Kerala Cadre. During his distinguished career, he has served in J&K, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur and as Additional Director and Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau in the Headquarters.

He has in-depth understanding of security related matters and considerable knowledge and experience of issues relating to Jammu and Kashmir.
 

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