Talks with all stake holders

16/02/2018

The earlier NDA Government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee had initiated a dialogue process with all political groups including the Hurriyat Conference, in the spirit of 'Insaaniyat, Kashmiriyat and Jamhooriyat and following the same principles, the coalition Government will facilitate and help initiate a sustained and meaningful dialogue with all internal stakeholders, which will include all political groups irrespective of their ideological views and predilections. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who holds charge of the Home Department had admitted in the Legislative Assembly that 280 youths have joined militancy during last three years, the highest being 126 in 2017 even as she reiterated that 'Agenda of Alliance' (reached between PDP and BJP) was aimed at initiating sustained and meaningful dialogue with all "internal stakeholders" including all political groups irrespective of their ideological views and predilections. Reproducing the 'Agenda of Alliance' between the two coalition partners, Mehbooba said, it had asserted that the coalition Government will seek to support and strengthen the approach and initiatives taken by the Government to create reconciliatory environment and build stakes for all in the peace and development within the sub-continent.
National Conference MLA Devender Singh Rana said the Government had promised plots and rehabilitation of the dwellers of Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) but now a statement has come that the proposal of plots has been shelved in view of security considerations. Rana demanded that a House Committee should be set up for inter-action with the border dwellers, listening to their problems and demands and submit them to the Government for resolution. According to data placed before Parliament in March last year, there has been a steady increase in the number of youths taking up arms in the Valley from 2014 onwards, as compared to 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2010, 54 youths joined militancy. This dipped to 23 in 2011 and slipped further to 21 in 2012 and 16 in 2013. In 2014, the number shot up to 53 and went up to 66 in 2015 before touching 88 in 2016, according to the data. The spurt in locals joining militancy began after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in an encounter in South Kashmir on July 8, 2016. Certain separatist leaders, including two women, were detained under provisions of the Public Safety Act to prevent them from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State or maintenance of the public order. The 228 convicted prisoners include eight women. Besides, there are 2,156 under trials, including 88 women. Of the 213 detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and NDPS Acts, one is a woman.

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