Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on Monday, to discuss the situation in Kashmir.
Mehbooba left for Delhi on Monday afternoon to discuss the unrest in Kashmir in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces last month, PDP sources said.
After the meeting ended, Mufti said:
The people of Jammu and Kashmir are our people. Those who were killed are our children. I hope our Prime Minister will take it as an opportunity to protect Kashmiris. If talks can resolve the issue, Kashmir can be a bridge of friendship between India and Pakistan. If we want to make peace in the valley, then this is the right time. There is a need to take the same initiative of winning hearts of J&K people, which was taken during Vajpayee ji’s tenure.