Kashmir needs healing touch, not development packages: Hakeem

Srinagar: Saying that there was an urgent need to provide healing touch to the miseries of turmoil hit people of the state than announcing developmental packages, Chairman Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) Hakeem Yaseen has said that Prime Minister Narindera Modi ought to have announced a political package for amicable solution to the lingering on Kashmir problem on the humanitarian grounds. He said mere reciting of a few sweet Kashmiri words wouldn’t remove miseries and hardships of Kashmiris.
Speaking to a public gathering at the conclusion of his weeklong whirlwind tour of various areas of Khansahib constituency Monday, Chairman PDF Hakeem Yaseen has said that Prime Minister Narindera Modi ought to have brought a broad based political package to address both external and internal dimensions of the Kashmir problem during his yesterday’s visit to the state, adding that it was more important to end ongoing death and destruction in the restive state. He said addressing political and social aspirations of the people of the state was more required at the present stage than announcing developmental packages. “Both political and development process should go on simultaneously to address the socio-political aspirations of the state’s people who are yearning for peace and tranquility for last seven decades.
Hakeem Yaseen said that people of the violence hit state are looking forward for healing touch to their wounds and miseries which was possible through a broad based political package only. He said though developmental projects were also necessary for the economic prosperity of the state but first priority was for a pragmatic political package.
PDF chairman said miseries and hardships of the people could only be removed through an amicable political solution to the Kashmir problem adding that it was expected that Prime Minister would announce some kind of a pragmatic roadmap to carry forward the mission of Late Prime Minister Atal Ji for resumption of talks on Kashmir issue.
Hakeem Yaseen said that previous governments too have, from time to time, announced big economic and developmental packages for the state but it could not bring peace and political stability in the restive Kashmir adding that Kashmir was a political problem which can only be solved politically. He said as an elder brother India should make a sincere beginning for a structured dialogue process with its neighbor Pakistan to solve the Kashmir problem on humanitarian basis.
During his visit to Khansahib constituency, Hakeem Yaseen met senior citizens, civil society members and prominent political personalities of the area and discussed with them the prevailing socio-political scenario of the state. He asked the people to reject opportunistic, communal and exploitative political parties in the ensuing Assembly and Parliamentary elections defeat those parties who have time and again compromised with the interests of the state for their chair. Such parties should not be trusted again and again Hakeem Yaseen stressed.