Don’t penalise Modi government for seeking peaceful resolution to Pakistan conflict: Mehbooba Mufti
Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday stated that the Narendra Modi-led Union government should not be “politically penalised” for exploring peaceful means to resolve the conflict between India and Pakistan.
“I appeal [to] all the Opposition parties to resist the urge for knee-jerk criticism or political point-scoring,” Mufti said on social media. “Just as the Pahalgam incident united voices from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, there is need to build a national consensus around a peace process that safeguards national interests.”
Her statement came after India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an “understanding” to halt firing following a four-day conflict.
Tensions escalated into a conflict on May 7 when the Indian military launched strikes – codenamed Operation Sindoor – on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
The strikes were in response to the Pahalgam attack on April 22, which killed 26 persons.
The Pakistan Army retaliated to the Indian strikes by repeatedly shelling Indian villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. At least 22 Indian civilians and eight defence personnel were killed.
After the agreement to stop the conflict was announced, Opposition leaders such as Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi had said that it was necessary to drive home the full advantage of any initiative, instead of leaving it half done. Singhvi said that he hoped India...
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