Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has ‘welcomed the Ramadan Ceasefire’ announced by the government of India in Kashmir.
“I wholeheartedly welcome the Ramadan ceasefire & would like to thank @narendramodi ji & @rajnathsingh ji for their personal intervention. My gratitude also to the leaders & parties who participated in the All Party Meeting & helped build consensus towards this announcement,” Mehbooba tweeted.
Rajnath singh took to twitter to announce that they have directed the Indian troops not to launch operations during month of Ramadan but added a rider that forces will have a right to retaliate if attacked.
“The month of Ramadan is a harbinger of peace & such a decision will go a long way in creating a peaceful & amicable environment for a sustained dialogue,” She tweeted.
Former CM Omar Abdullah in his tweet, while welcoming the GoI’s decision said that: “Centre will call this a NICO – Non-initiation of combat operations. It’s what they called it during the Vajpayee-Advani era as well but it’s still a unilateral cease fire. A rose by any other name.”
“On the demand of all political parties (except the BJP, which had opposed it) the Centre has announced a unilateral ceasefire. Now if the militants don’t respond in kind they will stand exposed as the true enemies of the people,” Omar Tweeted.
