Mehbooba Mufti backs Hosabale on people-to-people contact with Pakistan
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti supported RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale's call for people-to-people contact with Pakistan as a means to resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue. She emphasized that lasting peace in Kashmir requires engagement within the constitutional framework and involvement of both Delhi and local stakeholders. Former Army chief M.M. Naravane also endorsed the idea, highlighting the importance of civilian-led connections between India and Pakistan.
- ▪Mehbooba Mufti endorsed Dattatreya Hosabale's statement that people-to-people contact is essential for breaking the deadlock with Pakistan.
- ▪She stated that the solution to the Kashmir issue lies in dialogue within the constitutional framework and called for the release of political detainees as a confidence-building measure.
- ▪Hosabale remarked that India's trust in Pakistan's leadership has eroded and that civil society should lead engagement due to shared cultural ties.
- ▪Former Army chief M.M. Naravane supported Hosabale's view, emphasizing that friendship between individuals can foster better relations between nations.
- ▪Mufti urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the Kashmir issue by initiating dialogue with both the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan.
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Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday (May 17, 2026) endorsed RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosabale’s recent remark that people-to-people contact is key to breaking the deadlock with Pakistan and there should always be a window for dialogue.“The solution to Kashmir lies in dialogue and within the framework of the Constitution. Whatever we have to achieve needs to be done from Delhi and here (Jammu and Kashmir). We believe in engagement and talks. We seek peace with dignity,” Mr. Mehbooba said at a party workers' convention in Srinagar.The former J&K Chief Minister welcomed Mr. Hosabale's statement on the need for dialogue and people-to-people contact with Pakistan, which was endorsed by former Army chief M.M. Naravane.
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