Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party supremo and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti met with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday, marking their first formal meeting since the Abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was downgraded to a UT and then bifurcated into two separate Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
A senior PDP leader confirmed to reporters here that Mehbooba intends to raise pressing public issues and security-related concerns during the meeting.
Since the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, Mehbooba has been one of the most vocal critics of the central government’s policies in the Union Territory.
She has also penned down a letter to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, urging him to facilitate the dignified return and rehabilitation of the Kashmiri Pandit Community in the Valley.
The letter stresses the need for an inclusive and phased approach to ensure proper return with assured safety to migrants who fled during the peak years of the militancy in Kashmir Valley.
In a letter, Mehbooba Mufti wrote, “Every political party in Jammu & Kashmir, irrespective of ideology, has consistently supported the idea of their return.
The shared pain of their displacement and the yearning for reconciliation bind us all in the belief that Kashmir can once again be a place where communities coexist peacefully.”
“To facilitate meaningful progress on this front, an inclusive and phased roadmap has been attached for your consideration. This proposal points to an all-stakeholders approach, ensuring that any policy or plan pitched is rooted in empathy, mutual trust, and most importantly, the on-ground realities.” she added.
Mehbooba Mufti also urged the LG’s office to initiate dialogue involving representatives from the community, civil society, local leaders, and relevant administrative agencies.
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