Hope Home Minister’s visit will help in improving Kashmir situation: Sagar
Srinagar: Ahead of union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference has hoped that the central government will begin dialogue on Kashmir to restore peace in the state.
National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar said that Kashmir valley was going through “bloodshed, tension and arrests of youth on daily basis which further deteriorate the situation”.
Sagar hoped the visiting home minister will start process of dialogue with all stakeholders here to help improve the situation.
He said that the “daily pensive situation, ongoing bloodshed, and arrests of youth will stop only through initiatives of peace through dialogue”.
“We hope the visit of home minister should make difference in Kashmir situation. If the home minister starts any dialogue process to which will improve situation here, we welcome it,” he said.
Sagar however expressed displeasure with the Reservation Bill brought up by the home minister.
He said that NC was against the procedure adopted by the central government.
“The procedure adopted by the centre government to bring the bill is in violation of article 370. We are not against reservation for any particular section of people. We are against the procedure adopted by the government,” he said.
He said that Member Parliament of National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah will take a stand over the bill in the ongoing session of Parliament.
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