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| NC Party: Won't Hamper Resolution of Kashmir Dispute |
| 2008-11-01 |
| SRINAGAR — The resolution of the Kashmir dispute lies in the hands of India and Pakistan, the state’s main opposition party, the National Conference (NC), has said in its vision document released on Friday as part of the campaign for the upcoming assembly polls. “Our governance agenda will not be any hurdle in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute by India and Pakistan but they must keep the aspirations of the people of the state in mind while reaching that resolution,” the party said. Its vision document highlights the party’s political and economic agenda for governance in Jammu and Kashmir in the next 15 years. It was prepared by a panel of its leaders headed by Abdul Rahim Rather and included two former chief secretaries of the state, Sheikh Gulam Rasool and Vijay Bakaya. “This vision document is aimed at achieving self-reliance, eradication of unemployment, environmental conservation and good governance in the state,” party patron and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah told reporters at the Nawa-e-Subha headquarters of the party in summer capital Srinagar. Party president and MP Omar Abdullah was also present at the function. He reiterated his decision to contest the assembly polls from north Kashmir’s Ganderbal constituency. |
| Posted by:Steve White |