Jammu, December 24, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti has said that peace cannot be enforced but established by understanding the core problem and addressing the grievances of the people.

Addressing villagers in RS Pura area of Jammu region, she said, reconciliation and dialogue is the only way to establish lasting peace. She asserted that theatrics of peace being played by the Narendra Modi led Indian Government in Jammu and Kashmir was proving counterproductive. She said that the authorities after hurting dignity and special identity of IIOJK were now eyeing on land and properties of people.

“The arm twisting measures with heavy military presence on the ground, denying fundamental rights to people and enforcing a political ideology is what is being done in the name of ensuring peace in Jammu and Kashmir”, she said. “You cannot shut the mouth of a patient in pain and declare him stable. Measures of coercion can buy you some time but will not bring peace,” she added.

The PDP President said that like villagers around Gharana wetland, farmers across IIOJK were being forced out of their properties. “Agriculture and horticulture has always been the backbone of J and K’s economy and it was this sector which enabled the people of Kashmir to survive despite turbulence and unrest,” she said, adding that now the Indian government seems to be eyeing these sectors to further weaken the already struggling economy.

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