CM speaks in different voices in Delhi, Valley

New Delhi, August 27

While she was in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday attacked Pakistan and separatist leaders for inciting trouble in the state. In Srinagar later, her tone and tenor changed — from being angry to conciliatory.

During her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in the morning, Mehbooba lashed out at Pakistan — in a first for the fiery Kashmiri politician known to have a soft spot for Islamabad. But after she reached Srinagar, her office issued a statement painting a more placatory picture.

The statement said during her talks with Modi, she had advocated a "reconciliatory" approach towards separatists as well as Pakistan for peace in Kashmir.

"Mehbooba outlined a three-pronged action plan before the Prime Minister for the resolution of the Kashmir issue, including involvement of separatists and Pakistan in a substantive dialogue, to work out a solution to the problem in the light of the contemporary geopolitical realities," the statement quoted the CM as saying.

However, when she addressed the media in Delhi after her 45-minute meeting with Modi, she came out strongly against Pakistan, accusing it of creating the trouble in Kashmir. — IANS