P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal attack Modi government over Kashmir issue
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday attacked and criticised the Centre over failing to restore peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chidambaram said the Centre's ' hard, muscular, militaristic approach' have not yielded much result in solving the trouble.
1.From time to time we are rudely reminded that there is an issue concerning the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 2018
2. The last reminder came on the night of 30-31 December 2017, when militants attacked the CRPF Training Centre at Lethpora in Pulwama district killing five CRPF personnel and injuring three.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 20183. On the eve of the election in Gujarat, the government appointed Mr Dineshwar Sharma as Special Representative (SR), but his mandate was not clear.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 20184. Subsequently, it was indicated that the SR will talk to anyone who was willing to meet him, and therein lies the catch.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 20185. It was claimed that the hard, muscular, militaristic approach will put an end to infiltration and militancy. Has it? pic.twitter.com/AkT6ESrbJe
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 20186. Wisdom lies in actively working to find a political solution to the issue of J&K. Both Mr A B Vajpayee and Dr Manmohan Singh will be remembered for their diligent efforts to find a solution to the issue.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 2018
7. The way forward is to invite all stakeholders for talks.Unfortunately, the stakeholders have perceived the appointment of the SR as a pre-election gimmick and have totally rebuffed the good fellow.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 2018
8. Still, all is not lost. I support the idea of interlocutors, but that step has to be part of a set of measures.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 20189. If you are one of those who had thought that the hard, muscular, militaristic approach of the government should be given a chance, please look at the table once again. You may change your view.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 7, 2018
He said: " It was claimed that the hard, muscular, militaristic approach will put an end to infiltration and militancy. Has it?."
Commenting on the appointment of Dineshwar Sharma as the interlocutor for Kashmir, the former Union Finance Minister tweeted: "Still, all is not lost. I support the idea of interlocutors, but that step has to be part of a set of measures."
Another Congress leader Kapil Sibal slammed the Centre over the repeated loss of lives of jawans in militant attack in Kashmir.
He tweeted: "Modi's rhetoric has come apart . Soldiers and policemen martyred almost daily . Will Government explain ? When will we stop losing lives ?."
Modi's rhetoric has come apart .
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) January 7, 2018
Soldiers and policemen martyred almost daily . Will Government explain ? When will we stop losing lives ?
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