Finance minister Arun Jaitley asked people of Jammu and Kashmir to stand with the country in the ‘struggle against the separatists’. Acknowledging that situation in Kashmir was “serious”, senior Union minister Arun Jaitley said those indulging in stone-pelting in Kashmir are “not satyagrahis but aggressors” who target police and security forces but some people with limited vision cannot see this. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has three priorities for Jammu and Kashmir, said Jaitley, finance minister. Outlining these priorities, he said, “There will be no compromise on the security and integrity of the country and no compromise with the people who indulge in violence. “Secondly, as Jammu and Kashmir has faced violence and wars, it needs development which was denied for past 60 years by National Conference and Congress governments.

Source: Mint August 21, 2016 10:18 UTC