Welcoming the central government’s “dialogue offer to Hurriyat Conference leadership,” the People’s Conference (PC) senior vice- president Abdul Gani Vakil today termed it a positive development and a step towards right direction.
“The government of India (GoI) has realized the gravity ofthe situation and futility of muscle policy and is now willing to open dialoguechannels with the Hurriyat Conference,” Vakil, in a statement today, said,adding that only sustained interaction and dialogue could arrest the trend ofdeath and destruction and bring peace to the valley.
Vakil said, “Both sides must understand that this endlesswait for a meaningful dialogue is seriously hitting the development and makingpeople suffer for no fault of theirs. Tourism is in shambles, youth aresuffering for want of employment, development is stagnated, people arealienated and sense of insecurity is increasing among the people.”
Vakil hoped that the Home Minister, on his visit to Kashmir,would send out a positive message on the resumption of dialogue with allstakeholders in Kashmir. He said it would not only be in the bestinterests of the people of the state but the entire country.