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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 18 (Xinhua) — The main opposition party in Indian-controlled Kashmir, pro-India Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said Indian people gave decisive mandate to Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and its leader Narendra Modi for a stable and government.
“At the national level people have voted and given a decisive mandate to the BJP for a strong and stable government at the centre,” Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the PDP patron said.
“Narendra Modi has got the political and electoral legitimacy to head the new government as the Prime Minister and we must all respect this legitimacy that has been accorded to him by the people,” said Mufti.
Mufti congratulates Modi and his party on their outstanding victory and hopes the new government to take steps towards resolving Kashmir issue.
“I hope the new government under the leadership of Modi will take tangible measures to address the causes of alienation and trust deficit in Kashmir and work towards finding long-lasting solution of the problem plaguing the region for the past more than six decades,” he said.
Mufti, the former chief minister of restive Indian-controlled Kashmir is a veteran Indian politician and has served as the first Muslim Home Minister of India in 1989.
His party PDP decimated the ruling National Conference, Congress party coalition in recently concluded Indian elections and bagged three seats. The other three seats of region were won by right-wing Hindu nationalist BJP.
The Indian-controlled Kashmir sends six members to the 543- strong lower house of Indian parliament known as Lok Sabha. In the new parliament there would be only 20 Muslim parliamentarians, of which three are from PDP.
“At the national level people have voted and given a decisive mandate to the BJP for a strong and stable government at the centre,” Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the PDP patron said.
“Narendra Modi has got the political and electoral legitimacy to head the new government as the Prime Minister and we must all respect this legitimacy that has been accorded to him by the people,” said Mufti.
Mufti congratulates Modi and his party on their outstanding victory and hopes the new government to take steps towards resolving Kashmir issue.
“I hope the new government under the leadership of Modi will take tangible measures to address the causes of alienation and trust deficit in Kashmir and work towards finding long-lasting solution of the problem plaguing the region for the past more than six decades,” he said.
Mufti, the former chief minister of restive Indian-controlled Kashmir is a veteran Indian politician and has served as the first Muslim Home Minister of India in 1989.
His party PDP decimated the ruling National Conference, Congress party coalition in recently concluded Indian elections and bagged three seats. The other three seats of region were won by right-wing Hindu nationalist BJP.
The Indian-controlled Kashmir sends six members to the 543- strong lower house of Indian parliament known as Lok Sabha. In the new parliament there would be only 20 Muslim parliamentarians, of which three are from PDP.
