Hope PM’s engagement evolves into something bigger: J&K People’s Conference

Apni Party says dialogue is the way forward

Jammu and Kashmir regional parties, which are not part of the Gupkar alliance, held deliberations on Monday to discuss the and called for “durable and democratic solutions” to the challenges in Kashmir. The J&K People’s Conference, whose chief Sajjad Lone chaired a meeting in Srinagar, said there was a need for the political class to play a constructive role in ending the prevalent logjam and finding durable and democratic solutions to all the challenges facing the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “The participants expressed their appreciation for the initiative of the Prime Minister and hoped that this engagement would evolve into something much bigger and facilitate a return to democracy and empowerment of the people of J&K. There is a need for creative thinking to address the pain and suffering of the people of J&K and hope that the engagement will be positive, decisive and result-oriented,” PC spokesman Adnan Ashraf Mir said.