Kashmir
interlocutors submit report to Chidambaram
Monday January 10, 2011 10:25:33 AM,
IANS
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Jammu: The three
interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir have submitted a report to
union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, stressing on the right to
protest and outlining a basic framework to bring peace in the
state, an official source said Monday.
Journalist Dileep Padgaonkar, academician Radha Kumar and
economist M.M. Ansari in their report have stressed on the basic
right of the people to protest, the official said.
"This right cannot be denied to the people having grievances," the
official, aware of the content of the report, told IANS.
The central government had appointed the interlocutors in the wake
of street protests in Kashmir and police action in which more than
100 protestors were killed in the summer of 2010. The
interlocutors were tasked with suggesting ways of bringing about
sustained peace in the state.
The interlocutors have been interacting with various sections of
society and have met key political figures in the state, including
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and main opposition Peoples
Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti.
According to the informed sources, the recommendations have
underlined the fundamental principle of according respect and
dignity to the people of the state. "Unless the people are given
due respect, things cannot move in a right manner," the report
cautioned.
This report, which has come three months after the constitution of
the panel of interlocutors, has also asked the security forces to
be trained in a manner to deal with the protestors in a "humane
way", the official said.
The appointment of the interlocutors is for one year. The
interlocutors have adopted a step by step approach, the official
added.
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