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Advani meets Manmohan Singh, discusses Kashmir violence | Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, along with a delegation of party MLAs from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to discuss the current volatile situation in the Valley. The delegation
expressed disappointment over the proposed political package for Jammu and Kashmir,
which was discussed between the Central Government and State Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah. They demanded that the Centre should intervene to bring normalcy in
the Kashmir Valley and emphasised the need for keeping up the morale of the security
forces, including the paramilitary. The delegation included Leader of Opposition
in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha,
Arun Jaitley. Dr Manmohan Singh promised to look into their demands and suggestions.
Earlier on August 2, Omar Abdullah met Dr Manmohan Singh and discussed issues
including the need for additional forces and initiation of 'internal and external'
dialogue with the people concerned. After his meeting with Dr Manmohan Singh and
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Omar Abdullah said the State has to have a
semblance of normalcy restored before political initiatives can begin. "We need
to break the cycle of violence. For any initiative to work, there has to be peace
first. The curfew must be adhered to in all circumstances. The problem is inherently
political. Political initiative has to include amending armed forces act," he
added. He further said that Jammu and Kashmir needed a political solution, rather
than an economic package. Referring to the protests that have led to clashes with
security forces, he said: "Efforts were made not to resort to force. Our government
doesn't want to resort to the use of force but when people come out to take law
in their own hands, there are consequences." Abdullah appealed to people to stop
'lawlessness' and to allow the government to take steps to restore normalcy. "Curfew
where announced will have to be implemented strictly. There will be no other way
around this," he added. Mass protests in the Kashmir Valley resumed over the weekend.
In the past six days, more than 28 people have been killed in clashes between
security forces and protesters, taking the death toll over the past eight weeks
to 45. |
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