Former IOK CM urges India to hold talks with Pakistan on Kashmir issue
He warned the Indian government to find a political solution of the dispute.
SRINAGAR (Dunya News) - Former chief minister of occupied Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has urged India to negotiate with Pakistan on Kashmir issue.
"Wake up, wake up. The situation is quite bad, and don t tell me Pakistan is not a party to this problem. Whether you like it or not, you have to talk to Pakistan. If you want to beat the threat of the terrorists, then you better start talking now," he said.
During an interview with IndiaToday, Farooq Abdullah who is contesting the Srinagar seat warned the Indian government to find a political solution of the dispute instead of a military way out or else they can lose Kashmir.
"You are losing Kashmir. You better wake up, and start thinking on not a military solution, but a political way. And come down from your high horses. I am seeing a very bad situation. The youth is on boil. Which I have not seen before," he pronounced.
"Let us start mending our fences, and start controlling present problem. Let s not burn, let s talk to the youth, Hurriyat, other leaders and come to a solution," he added.
Kashmir is undergoing complete shutdown on second day against the brutal killings of 12 youth by Indian troops in Budgam district.
At least 12 youth including two teenage boys were shot dead and around a hundred were injured after Indian forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting against the holding of sham Indian parliamentary elections in Bagdam, Srinagar and Gandarbal districts on Sunday.
The poll drama totally flopped as only 6.5 percent of voters turned out to cast their ballot, the state’s chief electoral officer Shantmanu told AFP, 26 percent less than in the last elections held in 2014 and the lowest ever participation recorded in any election in the disputed territory.
Subsequently, the polls have been suspended in Anantnag district till May 25.
Around 500,000 Indian soldiers are deployed in the region.
Ahead of Sunday’s polling, the Indian government had sent in 20,000 additional paramilitaries.
