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| Restoration of peace biggest challenge in State: Mehbooba | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 30: Terming restoration of peace in Jammu and Kashmir as the "biggest challenge" for the state, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today appealed the people to maintain communal harmony.
"I want to say that maintain brotherhood because the biggest challenge faced by Jammu and Kashmir is how to restore peace. You will say that everything is fine here (Jammu) but in Kashmir there is firing and strikes," she said after laying the foundation stone of a multi-tier parking lot here.
She said that her government has been working hard to provide good governance and ensure there are no human rights violation.
"Here Hindu, Muslims have been living together for so many centuries but when some anti-social elements who exist in every community, try to divert us, we indulge in communal fights," Mehbooba said.
Addressing a large gathering, the Chief Minister said the present government reflects the aspirations of people who want to see a new era of development unfold in the state. For this, she said she needs support of people in building infrastructure linked to road connectivity, health, education and jobs. "I need peace so that I am able to repeat what Mufti Mohammad Sayeed did with great success when he was the Chief Minister of the state between 2002-2005," she added.
The Chief Minister said she saw herself dwarfed in comparison to her father, who worked passionately for bringing equitable development in all the three regions of the state. She said whatever new infrastructure is coming up is an outcome of 10 months of sustained perseverance during his final tenure.
Praising the secular nature of Jammu region, she said the city has given shelter to thousands of Kashmiri migrants.
"I need not remind you how secular the people of Jammu are. You gave shelter to thousands of Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims who left the Valley and settled here," she said.
Talking about her meeting with RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, Mehbooba said that she had requested him to open more branches of nationalized banks in far off areas of the Valley so that the youth get employability.
She also discussed about introduction of a banking system in the cross LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK).
The Chief Minister said that she has a proposal to develop Suchetgarh International Border (IB) on the patterns of Wagah Border so that "people from across the country could come and view parade there". |
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