Farooq, Raja demand political solution to Kashmir

New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and CPI national secretary D Raja on Wednesday called for a ‘political solution’ to troubled Kashmir.
The two leaders, who held discussions here on the situation in the region, urged the Centre to engage all “stakeholders” from the state in a dialogue to bring peace back to the valley, a Left party member said. The meeting followed Abdullah’s discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on the issue here on Tuesday.
‘The two leaders agreed that it is a political problem which needs to be addressed politically,’ the member said. Abdullah and Raja noted with concern the unusual phenomenon of women, particularly girl students, taking to the streets against security forces. The protests in the valley erupted after security personnel clashed with a group of students inside Pulwa-ma’s Government Degree College last month. (PTI)