J K News Today
Srinagar, June 7
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti pitched for extension of Ramzan ceasefire and also told politely the visiting Home Minister Rajnath Singh that its revocation could prove catastrophic. She also pleaded for an unconditional dialogue with the separatists and Pakistan .
She said that Hurriyat and Pakistan-bashing would yield no results and also cautioned the Centre against any coercivce action against Hurriyat Conference for that could spoil the atmosphere and widen the breach of peace in Kashmir.
Chief Minister spoke on the scripted lines that the ceasefire had given a hope to the peace-loving silent majority in Kashmir and that should not be snatched from them just because a handful of militants and stone throwers were making attempts to “ sabotage the peace efforts,” according to the sources aware of Chief Minister’s line of discussions with the Home Miister .
Interestingly , she cited some of the media reports which appeared in a multi-edition newspaper , to substantiate her point that the militancy, stone throwing and other incidents of violence came down substantially . This, she said, is a “ welcome development and needs further expansion and extension.”
However, the Home Minister said that he would take every thing into account before taking a decision on the extension of ceasefire.
