PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti discusses the fallout from the Pahalgam terror attack, which targeted tourists in Jammu and Kashmir, in an interview with Outlook Editor Chinki Sinha. Mufti talks about the shock and indignation in Kashmir, where the locals have publicly denounced the attack and shown support for the victims for the first time. She urges a change in policy, urging the government to prioritise interaction with the Kashmiri people in addition to security.
In her reflections on the current tensions between India and Pakistan, Mufti emphasises that Kashmiris are the main victims of these wars. She also calls for extensive investigations to ascertain what went wrong and raises concerns regarding security flaws during the attack.
Mufti asks for an inclusive approach to bridge the gap between Kashmir and the rest of India in her concluding remarks, highlighting Kashmir's resilience in the face of ongoing hostilities. She appeals for empathy and support for the region while highlighting the importance of peace and understanding.
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Editor: Madiha Shakeel
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In her reflections on the current tensions between India and Pakistan, Mufti emphasises that Kashmiris are the main victims of these wars. She also calls for extensive investigations to ascertain what went wrong and raises concerns regarding security flaws during the attack.
Mufti asks for an inclusive approach to bridge the gap between Kashmir and the rest of India in her concluding remarks, highlighting Kashmir's resilience in the face of ongoing hostilities. She appeals for empathy and support for the region while highlighting the importance of peace and understanding.
Camera: Romana Manpreet
Editor: Madiha Shakeel
Watch the full video.
#PahalgamTerrorAttack #Kashmir #Solidarity #MehboobaMufti #Violence #JammuAndKashmir #Conflict #SecurityInKashmir #India #Pakistan
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00:00Kashmir is a place you know that everybody wants to come and loves to come and I'm sure you know
00:06it's going to pick up as far as people listening to me in Delhi I would say that you know that you
00:12know for the first time Kashmiris have taken an open stand and this is something that needs to
00:19be reciprocated by Delhi as far as security is concerned okay you deal with security whatever
00:24you want to do but you need to have a different policy as far as the people are concerned you
00:29need to reach out to Kashmiris who stood with you at this very critical juncture
00:34how are you looking at the situation right now it's a lot of things to take in to kind of like
00:45you know manage especially the fact that there's a lot of you know war bongering kind of situation
00:51going on there's a lot of hate speech that is also happening so how you're sitting here you know you
00:56have to talk to media but there's a lot of stuff that's happening so how do you well unfortunately
01:02we have seen these happen things happening many a time but for this was attack on tourists happened
01:09for the first time on such a large scale and people are really you know shocked they are heartbroken
01:15and for the first time in last 30 to 35 to 40 years Kashmiris came out openly against this act
01:24and in support of you know the victims in solidarity with the rest of the country so that's something
01:33very new but as far as you know warmongering goes on these ups and downs in India park relationship
01:39it has this has been going on since 1947 we are the worst victims you know when there are tensions
01:45between the two countries we are the first and the worst victims and i hope and uh pray that you know
01:52this is a temporary phase and uh good sense prevails on both the sides though you know at this point of
01:59time people in our country are very much hurt they are very angry so i think government of India is doing
02:04certain taking certain measures which they feel is going to cool down tempos to a little bit and the
02:11other thing is that a lot of people are also talking about the security lapse that happened
02:15uh when the tourists were there there were a lot of many tourists actually and how come they just came
02:20down and kind of shot them for 20 minutes and then uh left and nobody has been found yet and now
02:26they're burning all these houses you know uh so what do you think happened and uh if you know
02:33anything you see i'm not a security expert so i can't comment on that what went wrong whether
02:38there were any lapses you know whether there could have been better security arrangements that is
02:43something for the government to investigate inquire into and find out you know that's i think it's
02:48going to come out soon now you have been in the government before so uh you must have managed
02:54security situations looking at the fact that anant nag and that whole area is quite sensitive and
02:59amarnath yatra is the beginning so you know unfortunately during my tenure there was an
03:05attack on amarnath yatra and so you know at this point of time you know as the home minister said
03:10baisaran was uh it was you know a part of amarnath yatra tourists were not supposed to go there but
03:18they went there and the police wasn't informed the forces were not informed you know they just were
03:23allowed to go there so there are many things are many stories are coming up unless and until the air
03:28doesn't clear you know after some time there may be certain you know investigations inquiries and
03:34then we may know you know what actually went wrong and in the meanwhile then what happens with kashmir
03:38because you know the students are i mean their reports that's my worry that's why i spoke the
03:43home minister yesterday i told him you know we are getting frantic calls videos are there on the
03:48social media where kashmiri students kashmiri tradesmen are being you know beaten up mercilessly they
03:55are being asked to go back and uh he assured me that he's going to intervene and thankfully we are
04:02getting positive reports from many parts of the country not everywhere you know certain things
04:08incidents are still taking place but overall we are getting information from the students and others
04:14that police of at different places is giving them a call and asking them about their whereabouts about
04:21their well-being so uh it's getting better and what happens to tourism now because uh there is all
04:28this development that has taken place and also the fact that you know uh people come around this time
04:33livelihoods this that all kinds of things and then this kind of stuff happens and violence actually
04:38has increased after 2019 uh in some ways you know um so how do you look at that because there was
04:44this abrogation then kind of the long period of silence in kashmir in fact we did an issue also
04:49about this whole silence that nobody's talking there's a lot of fear here um do they even listen
04:54to you in delhi i am hopeful that uh you know this is not going to last this kind of feeling this kind
05:01of atmosphere apparently unofficial newspaper policies were that you can't you have to use the word
05:07terrorist what's the difference in i don't think there is much difference because any person you
05:12know who uh kills innocent people he is a terrorist so i don't think there should be any doubt about
05:18that when you kill innocent people it's not something you know that you are in a war zone and you are
05:24fighting two soldiers are fighting you know from two sides no it's uh it's a you know uh powerless
05:31uh carrying no weapons uh innocent tourists on one side and fully armed you know terrorists on the
05:39other side so i think uh there should be no confusion about it and the last question is does hope ever
05:45work in kashmir kashmir is surviving on hope because we have seen so many things so many ups and downs so
05:53many you know bad things happening but kashmir you know it again comes back it's a very vibrant place
05:59there are setbacks you know we have seen too much of blood too much of destruction death and all that
06:06but kashmir is surviving i don't think any other place in this uh subcontinent uh has seen so much
06:15you know pain and so much destruction and still is surviving and still is thriving you know i i am
06:22you want to ask the government to like you know have a different uh yeah i already spoke the home
06:28maybe to the people of india first of all you know before i give a appeal to people of india i would
06:34like to you know appeal the media because they are spreading venom they are making it in hindu muslim
06:41issue no doubt the terrorists ask them their religion as per you know the reports are coming but
06:47you know kashmiri terrorists are not kashmiris you know whosoever they are kashmiris not terrorists
06:53they are not talking about you know the people who carry these injured people for miles all together
07:01who gave their blood they are not talking about adil shah you know who tried to snatch the gun from the
07:08militant to save the tourists uh there and was killed so they are not talking about all these
07:13things they are only talking about what the terrorists you know ask the tourists and uh you know
07:20i don't think kashmiris have anything to do with the what the terrorists did and this is being
07:24playing played again and again on the tv channels and that's why you know is also one of the reasons
07:30why our students are being beaten up mercilessly why our you know traders are being beaten up so i would
07:37appeal you know to all the indians that for the first time in last 40 years kashmiris have come up
07:43come out in open sport of country they have shown solidarity they have shared your pain so please
07:51you know try to uh you know reciprocate it by reaching out to the students to the traders kashmiri
07:58who are there in your places in your states and uh this is going to you know uh kind of uh bring us
08:06closer and kind of bridge the gap that is between kashmiris and rest of the country