'Political initiative required to sort out Kashmir issue'

Srinagar, May 9 (PTI) Ruling National Conference today stressed the need for political initiative to address the Kashmir issue and said the conditions of accession and the Delhi agreement should be made the basis for finding a lasting solution to the problem."At the time for a solution to the Kashmir issue, the conditions of accession (of Jammu and Kashmir with Union of India) and Delhi agreement should be made the basis for reaching a final settlement," General Secretary of the party Sheikh Nazir Ahmad said while interacting with party legislators and workers here.He said this would pave the way for meeting the political aspirations of the people and help in restoration of peace in the sub-continent."There is a need for political initiatives on Kashmir... The Centre has to find a solution to the Kashmir issue by taking the political ideology of the people of the state into consideration, so that the real nationalists can be provided with an opportunity to prosper," Ahmad said.He said his party's political and economic stand provide the basis for democratic rule, which is also in line with the constitution of the country."

As long as the party's stand was respected in formation of the government, the state was progressing fast with developmental works reaching new heights under peaceful atmosphere," he said and blamed the Centre for the crisis."The Centre under the influence of handful of communal elements created a wedge between the state and the country and with the passage of time such a political dispensation was allowed to groom against the wishes and interests, which ultimately resulted in serious consequences," he said.Not only the people of the state under went mental and physical agony but the entire sub-continent was gripped in uncertainty, he said.Reiterating his party's demand for restoration of internal autonomy, he said this stand is "pro-people, powerful and beyond any doubt"."The rumours being spread by our adversaries about the change in the stand are baseless," he said.

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