Jammu, January 26: Noting that the gun culture of the last 20 years had only resulted in bloodshed and destruction, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked militants to shun violence and come to the dialogue table to resolve issues amicably.
Abdullah expressed hope that a better sense will prevail and militants will drop guns forever.
“This will be in their larger interest and the interest of the people”, he said in his Republic Day address to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Nothing has so for either been achieved or will be achieved in future by the bloodshed”, he said, adding that dialogue is the only means to address the problems and solve issues in a conducive atmosphere.
“We will act as a facilitator in the dialogue process between all groups of opinion in the state and the Centre, besides working for restoration of Indo-Pak composite talks”, he said.
–PTI