Soon after the unrest in the valley Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss the situation and possibly formulate a solution. The CM is also scheduled to meet Union Minister Rajnath Singh.
Considering the brutality on Kashmiri students in various states, PM Modi on Sunday in the Niti Aayog meet suggested that various states should organise events at J&k, in an attempt to reach out to the people. According to a statement issued by Niti Aayog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi “seconded the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister’s suggestion that states should take interest in the students from her state who are studying in other states”.
“He urged states to reach out to these students from time to time,” the statement said.
Notably, the meeting also comes with the background of the recent Srinagar by-poll which witnessed a lack of voters. In the bypoll, the PDP also lost the seat to National Conference, just in nearly three years after the 2014 general elections.
With the Jammu and Kashmir Government led by Mufti drawing sharp criticism in wake of the recent unrest in the Valley, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Madhav earlier on Friday held a meeting with Finance Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Haseeb Drabu to discuss the future strategy. The meeting assumed significance as the BJP is a coalition partner of the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir.
The issue of Kashmir unrest has been on government’s book since the last couple of years, with no probable solution. Recently, 8 people were killed in clashes during the by-election in Anantnag last week.
