Kashmir unrest due to our own mistakes: Omar Abdullah

New Delhi: After leading a delegation of 20 opposition MLAs of J&K to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday, former CM Omar Abdullah said the violence-hit state is faced with a political problem that can't be handled administratively.

People shout slogans during a protest against civilian killings in Srinagar on Friday. Ppic/pTI

"J&K is a political problem. It cannot be handled administratively," Omar said after the meeting with the President. The National Conference leader said the situation that went out of control after the July 8 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani was "due to our own mistakes".

President Pranab Mukherjee with the delegation led by former J&K CM Omar Abdullah. pic/PTI

Earlier, Omar apprised the President of the situation prevailing in the Valley, where curfew has been imposed for the last 43 days.

"Pakistan has been trying to destabilise peace in the Valley for the last 25 years. But, if you ask me if the situation created after Wani's killing was due to Pakistan, I will have to say ‘no'," the NC leader said. He added that Pakistan was undoubtedly trying to fuel the situation and it had succeeded too to some extent, but "the immediate turmoil was due to our own mistakes," he added.