It is a sincere gesture of peace

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after coming to power for the second consecutive term has shown his sincerity of bringing about peace and development for the people of the state. After the over two decades of blood-shed in the state, there has come about a ray of hope in the state. Militant violence has certainly come down this time in two decades and the people of the state are limping back to their normal business. The security forces are doing excellent job in the state by keeping vigil round the corner and now the infiltration from across the border has become very difficult because of their constant vigilance. So their pull-out gradually or any dilution in their power at this juncture must not be thought for the benefit of the state as well the nation. Prime Minister has rightly called upon all parties, factions, sections and groups who matter in the state to come forward for debate and discussion to resolve their lognstanding grievances. He has also rightly extended the hand of frienship to Pakistan from the Valley, but with a rider that they must eliminate terrorism emanating from their soil, though former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee had also offered the hands of friendship to Pak from the Valley during NDA regime which went in vain. Inviting Pak for dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir is not a bad idea and there is also option except that but it must be made clear that dialogue and terror can not go together. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has three regions- Jammu, Kashmir and Laddakh. The opinons of all the three regions are a must to reach the solution to the conscientious issues. Apart from all the political hues, factions, the participation of separatists in the debate and discussion is also essential to bring peace and prosperity of the state. Jammu and Kashmir is the integral part of India and it will remain so. This also must be made clear before any talks on the state begin.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh , UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi alongwith other top brass of UPA visited the state on Oct 28 to inaugurate the opening of railway line from Anantnag to Quzigund and attracted the massive crowd who were jubilant at the prospects of state’s all round development, which are enough to gauge the mood of the people on the ground. The massive crowd showed that they were yearning for peace and development, and the state is inalienable part of India.