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Mehbooba Mufti Meets PM Modi To Discuss Kashmir Unrest

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has arrived in New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to discuss the situation in the Valley, which has been under curfew for past 48 days following death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. The meeting comes close on the heels of a clear message from the Centre to the Chief Minister to control the growing unrest in the state.
According to official sources, Mehbooba has been conveyed in no uncertain terms that there was a need for putting an end to the cycle of violence which has claimed 67 lives so far in the protest. This is the first meeting between the Prime Minister and Mehbooba after the unrest broke in the Valley on July 8. Mehbooba has been under fire for failing to control the violence as the Centre has made it clear that law and order was a state subject.

Earlier this week, Modi had a meeting with a delegation of Opposition parties from the state led by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

After that meeting, for the first time, Modi had expressed his ‘deep concern and pain’ over the situation in the Valley and asked all political parties to work together to find a ‘permanent and lasting’ solution to problems in the state.

He had also made an appeal for restoration of normalcy in the Valley and emphasised that there has to be a dialogue. In his statement, the Prime Minister had appreciated the ‘constructive suggestions’ made by the Opposition delegation during the talks and reiterated his government’s commitment to the welfare of people.

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