29 August,2016 08:18 AM IST | | Agencies
Prime Minister says unity and compassion emerged as the core mantra in talks with political groups on the Centre’s policy in Kashmir and every life lost in unrest is the country’s loss
New Delhi: Unity and compassion have been the key words while dealing with the unrest in the Kashmir Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Modi said these two words invariably and persistently emerged during his interaction with different political parties who spoke in one voice on the issue.
The PM said India will have a bright future only if it stays united. Pic/PTI
"Whatever happened in Kashmir, all the political parties spoke in one voice. They gave a message to the world as well as to the separatists while conveying our sensitivities towards Kashmiris," Modi said in his "Mann Ki Baat" radio address. "In my interaction with different political groups, one thing emerged. It was unity and compassion to be the core mantra of our policy in Kashmir." Regarding the loss of lives in the valley, he said, "It is evident that every single life lost in Kashmir ... is our loss, our country's loss." "Those trying to incite trouble from behind children will have to answer for their deeds to these innocent children some day," he added.
The PM's remarks came a day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met him and presented a "three-pronged action plan" that includes dialogue with all stakeholders.
"This country is very big, full of diversities. To keep it united, it is the responsibility of all of us, as individual citizens, as a society and as a government, to strengthen the unity as much as we can, highlight it as much as we can. Only then can the nation achieve its bright future," Modi said.
