JAMMU: Asserting that “theatrics of peace being played by the central government in Jammu & Kashmir is proving counter-productive”, former CM and president of the PDP, Mehbooba Mufti, said on Thursday that the administration is eyeing the land and properties of people after hurting the dignity and special identity of the erstwhile state.
“You cannot shut the mouth of a patient in pain and declare him stable. Measures of coercion can buy you some time but will not bring peace,” she said while addressing villagers in RS Pura, which has been affected due to the government plans to develop Gharana Wetland.
“Peace,” she said, “cannot be enforced but established by understanding the core problem and addressing the grievances of the people.”
Mehbooba alleged that like the villagers around Gharana Wetland, farmers across Jammu & Kashmir were being forced out of their properties.
Endorsing the demands of the protesting villagers, Mehbooba asked for allotment of alternative land, apart from jobs, to the affected families.