Reacting to the army chief’s statement on Kashmir, former union minister and senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz Sunday said it has evoked considerable “alarm” in Kashmir.
In a statement issued Soz said, “One does not understand why the General was drawn into making an extremely political and controversial statement which has added a new dimension to the strife in Kashmir,” he said.
“Kashmiris have a feeling that the General wants nothing short of the RSS prescription on resolution of the Kashmir problem. The assessment in Kashmir is that he (the General) ultimately wants to take measures to ensure a demographic transformation in Kashmir. Its further implication is that he has made a clear political statement in line with the RSS’s avowed perception on Kashmir,” he said.
“This is General’s pure ‘day-dreaming’ and it constitutes an affront to the democratic and secular way of life in India!”
Soz said it is imperative for Government of India to discuss the General’s suggestions. “New Delhi needs to come forward to take a position on this extremely provocative statement on Kashmir.”
He appreciated education minister for his rebuttal to army chief.
