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Borders Cannot Be Changed But They Can Be Made Irrelevant
Anil Kotwal | TNN
Jammu: Ruling out redrawing of borders in Jammu & Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the Line of Control (LoC) could become a line of peace with a free flow of ideas, goods, services and people.
The borders cannot be changed (but) they can be made irrelevant and LoC can become the line of peace... I hope and believe that Jammu & Kashmir can, one day, become a symbol of India-Pakistan cooperation rather than conflict, he said.
Speaking at the special convocation to confer an honorary D Litt on him by the Jammu University, he said the dialogue process with Pakistan wont be discontinued. Our dialogue with Pakistan seeks to end the bitter legacy of the last 60 years, and begin a new chapter in our relations, he said, and added it was time to make a genuine effort to build peace and create conditions for a historic reconciliation of hearts and minds in the region.
India, the PM said, knows better than anyone else about the tragic consequences of war, terrorism, conflict and displacement after living with tension and periods of violence both internally and in its relations with Pakistan.
Hinting at Pakistans objections to Indias efforts to build hydel projects on rivers flowing through J&K, Singh said natural resources could be used for the benefit of the people and should not be a source of conflict. We could use land and water resources of the region jointly for the benefit of the people living on both sides of LoC. Similarly, there are vast opportunities to work together for the mutual benefit of the people.
No demilitarisation till violence falls: CM
In a major snub to coalition partner PDP, the Congress-led government in Jammu and Kashmir has told a Central committee that the situation is not conducive for demilitarisation. We should not think about such a move (of demilitarisation) till violence comes down to as low as in 1988-89, CM Ghulam Nabi Azad told reporters on Sunday.
PM calls for end to terror blackmail
Jammu: Speaking at the special convocation to confer Doctorate of Letters (Honoris Causa) on him by the Jammu University, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that shared used of Kashmirs land and water resources between Indian and Pakistan was possible only after terrorism and violence end permanently. I have said this before and I say it again. Real political power in a democracy comes from the ballot box, not the barrel of a gun.
The government, he said, is firm in its resolve to fight terrorism and to end the blackmail of terrorists in the state. We will never allow anyone to stop the heartbeat of a peace-loving people, whatever the cause.
Earlier in the day, the PM laid the foundation stone for a satellite township for displaced Kashmiri Hindus living at Jagti, 13 km from here. The government plans to construct over 4,000 two-room homes for members of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, who fled to Jammu and other parts of the country after the eruption of militancy in the Valley in 1989-90.
Over 350,000 Kashmiri Pandits have been living in tents and one-room tenements in the Jammu region. Singh had promised a township for them with better civic amenities during his first visit to Jammu in November 2004. The Pandits are also demanding quota in government jobs, apart from two-room tenements in migrant camps.
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Let LoC be line of peace: PM
Borders Cannot Be Changed But They Can Be Made Irrelevant
Anil Kotwal | TNN
Jammu: Ruling out redrawing of borders in Jammu & Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the Line of Control (LoC) could become a line of peace with a free flow of ideas, goods, services and people.
The borders cannot be changed (but) they can be made irrelevant and LoC can become the line of peace... I hope and believe that Jammu & Kashmir can, one day, become a symbol of India-Pakistan cooperation rather than conflict, he said.
Speaking at the special convocation to confer an honorary D Litt on him by the Jammu University, he said the dialogue process with Pakistan wont be discontinued. Our dialogue with Pakistan seeks to end the bitter legacy of the last 60 years, and begin a new chapter in our relations, he said, and added it was time to make a genuine effort to build peace and create conditions for a historic reconciliation of hearts and minds in the region.
India, the PM said, knows better than anyone else about the tragic consequences of war, terrorism, conflict and displacement after living with tension and periods of violence both internally and in its relations with Pakistan.
Hinting at Pakistans objections to Indias efforts to build hydel projects on rivers flowing through J&K, Singh said natural resources could be used for the benefit of the people and should not be a source of conflict. We could use land and water resources of the region jointly for the benefit of the people living on both sides of LoC. Similarly, there are vast opportunities to work together for the mutual benefit of the people.
No demilitarisation till violence falls: CM
In a major snub to coalition partner PDP, the Congress-led government in Jammu and Kashmir has told a Central committee that the situation is not conducive for demilitarisation. We should not think about such a move (of demilitarisation) till violence comes down to as low as in 1988-89, CM Ghulam Nabi Azad told reporters on Sunday.
PM calls for end to terror blackmail
Jammu: Speaking at the special convocation to confer Doctorate of Letters (Honoris Causa) on him by the Jammu University, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that shared used of Kashmirs land and water resources between Indian and Pakistan was possible only after terrorism and violence end permanently. I have said this before and I say it again. Real political power in a democracy comes from the ballot box, not the barrel of a gun.
The government, he said, is firm in its resolve to fight terrorism and to end the blackmail of terrorists in the state. We will never allow anyone to stop the heartbeat of a peace-loving people, whatever the cause.
Earlier in the day, the PM laid the foundation stone for a satellite township for displaced Kashmiri Hindus living at Jagti, 13 km from here. The government plans to construct over 4,000 two-room homes for members of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, who fled to Jammu and other parts of the country after the eruption of militancy in the Valley in 1989-90.
Over 350,000 Kashmiri Pandits have been living in tents and one-room tenements in the Jammu region. Singh had promised a township for them with better civic amenities during his first visit to Jammu in November 2004. The Pandits are also demanding quota in government jobs, apart from two-room tenements in migrant camps.
