Srinagar, Feb 25 (KNS): The former union minister and senior Congress leader, Prof Saifuddin Soz on Saturday said that the statement made by P Chidambaram is the right advice for Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and his colleagues on ‘how to deal with Kashmir through a responsible form of governance’.
Pertinently, former union home minister, P Chidambaram, while addressing a meeting in Hyderabad had said that he had a sinking feeling that Kashmir was nearly lost for India because the central government used brute force to quell dissent there.
Meanwhile, in a statement issued to KNS, Soz said, “I have known P. Chidambaram for nearly three decades and I can say with confidence that he is not given to seeking cheap popularity and he knows what constitutes Nationalism and Patriotism.”
He said, “What he said at Hyderabad is the right advice for PM Modi and his colleagues on how to deal with Kashmir through a responsible form of governance.”
He said that the security forces in Kashmir are clearly seen the world over as ‘pitted’ against an angry people and it would be better for people like General Rawat to know how and why this deep anger has grown over a long period through wrong doings like Machil Fake Encounter (accepted as fake by the Army) as there were draconian laws like AFSPA in shape that gave total immunity to the security forces in going to any extent in exercise of the force.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
“As Home Minister of India, Chidambaram had tried his utmost to convince his cabinet colleagues, especially the then Defense Minister, that AFSPA needed to be revoked immediately, but, alas he did not succeed. I fervently hope that sooner or later, the Indian Nation will appreciate that P. Chidambaram had said something absolutely correct at the right time.
Meanwhile, “I talked to Chidambaran today and told him that his consistent stand on Kashmir and the related statements are a celebration in Kashmir and that I salute his courage of conviction as a true patriot.” (KNS)