Srinagar, 10 Jan: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Member of Parliament from Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi on Sunday said the “new industrial policy would not fetch any result without taking into cognizance political aspirations of people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.”
In a statement to Ziraat Times, Mr Masoodi said that the recently-announced Rs 28,400 crore Industrial Scheme would not fetch any results in absence of an aggressive peace initiative to address the political aspirations of the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
Masoodi has also asked trade bodies like Chamber of Commerce (CC), Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), PHD not to merely parrot the welcome statements made for political reasons or remain confined to OTS, subsidies and other incentives but recognise universal role of such bodies and articulate the public sentiment in a lawful, dignified and effective manner.
“The trade bodies must realise that peace and development go hand in hand and peace would not be possible without political aspirations respected and addressed”, he said.
It is to be realised that there can be no “islands of prosperity “ in a “sea of pain and agony”, the statement adds.
He also said that earlier such announcements – Rs 6165 crore package announced by Late Prime Minister Vajpayee in 2002 and Rs. 80,000 crore package announced by Prime Minister Modi in 2015, “have not changed anything on ground.”
Masoodi has asked the Government of India to undo the 5th August 2019 decisions, restore autonomy provided under Delhi Agreement 1952, initiate dialogue with all the stakeholders for lasting peace and open the historical and traditional routes between all the regions of Jammu and Kashmir to facilitate trade, travel and people people contact in an important region of South Asia.