SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Kashmir is a political problem needing a political redressal by involving all “stakeholders” including Pakistan. She also accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of resorting to “brute force” to “quick fix” the problem, which, she said, would be “ridiculously naive”.
Describing Pakistan as a “stakeholder” in “Kashmir problem” and batting for involving it too to solve the tangle, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister took to Twitter and wrote, “Since 1947, Kashmir has been looked through the prism of security by successive governments. It’s a political problem that needs a political redressal by involving all stakeholders including Pakistan.”
“Expecting a quick fix through brute force by newly appointed HM is ridiculously naive,” she added attacking Union Minister Amit Shah who took stock of the country’s internal security situation at a meeting in New Delhi. During the meeting, the Union Home minister was apprised of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir too, particularly in its border areas.
However, soon after Mufti’s tweet, BJP’s newly elected parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir slammed her on Twitter for attacking Shah. Gambhir tweeted, “While I am all for a talk-based solution to Kashmir problem but for Mehbooba Mufti to term Amit Shah’s process as ‘brute’ is ‘ridiculously naive’. History has been witness to our patience and endurance. But if oppression ensures security for my people, then so be it.”
Amit Shah yesterday took stock of country’s internal security situation, continuing the tradition of regularly getting first-hand information from top security officials, including National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, officials said. Shah was given a detailed briefing on the prevailing security situation in the country by Doval, Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Jain, besides others. Apart from the hinterland, the home minister was apprised of on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in border areas, an official said.
Holding a security review meeting regularly by the home minister has been a tradition since long and such a deliberation gives an overall impression on latest internal security situation of the country. While the secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), who also attends this meeting, gives an overview on India’s neighbourhood, the director of the Intelligence Bureau briefs on internal intelligence inputs, the official said. Getting first-hand information from top security brass is helpful for the home minister to articulate views and take policy decision, another official said. (PTK)
