New Delhi, February 01: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today emphasised that “political solutions for the problems besetting” the state have to be worked out on a pragmatic basis.
“Political discussions are inescapable if a lasting and enduring solution to the problem of militancy in the state is to be achieved.
“I would, therefore, once again emphasise that political solutions for the problems besetting Jammu and Kashmir have to be worked out on a pragmatic basis,” he said while addressing the Chief Ministers” Conference on Internal Security here.
Omar said most of internal security problems were rooted in politics.
“As a matter of fact, even armed insurgencies are essentially struggles for political space. It has been realised over a period of time that issues involving contrary positions can never be resolved through violent agitation and confrontation,” he said.
The chief minister said the most obvious approach would be to seek appropriate political solutions for political problems.
“A timely political solution to a problem would ensure that it does not balloon into a full-fledged law and order or internal security situation. I would, therefore, suggest that this Conference should also focus on the strategic aspects relating to internal security,” Omar said.
He said while attention is being paid to the basic infrastructure, skill up-gradation, proper equipment, such a focus on the “nuts and bolts” of policing should not undermine the importance of tackling and solving the fundamental political issues which underpin internal security.
——–PTI