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J&K issue cannot be solved using military muscle: Mehbooba

The former chief minister slammed the Centre for deploying additional troops in Kashmir

By PTI
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Image courtesy: Social media 

Jammu and Kashmir is a "political problem" which would not be solved by military means, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday, as she criticised the Centre's decision to deploy additional 100 companies of central armed police force (CAPF) to the valley

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Mehbooba, the president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also said the Centre needs to "rethink and overhaul its Kashmir policy." "Centre's decision to deploy additional 10,000 troops to the valley has created fear psychosis amongst people.

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There is no dearth of security forces in Kashmir. J&K is a political problem which won't be solved by military means. GOI needs to rethink & overhaul its policy," Mehbooba wrote on Twitter.

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The Centre on Thursday ordered deployment of additional 100 companies of CAPFs "in order to strengthen the CI (counter-insurgency) grid as well as for maintaining law and order situation" in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Also read:These are worst days for country, says Mehbooba Mufti on remarks of Pragya Thakur against Hemant Karkare

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