Need to regain lost trust, negate misgivings: Guv

JAMMU: Taking a leaf out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s I-Day speech, Jammu and Kashmir governor NN Vohra, in an indirect reference to separatists and others of their ilk, emphasised the need to regain lost trust and negate misgivings in certain sections of society. In his joint address to both the houses of state legislature on Tuesday, the governor said the appointment of the special representative (Dineshwar Sharma) by the union government to hold talks with the people belonging to all shades of opinion is recognition of the concern for widening the constituency of peace and include even those, who may have contrary ideological convictions.

Seeking involvement of all sections of the society in the dialogue process, the governor said that the government appeals all those who had earlier refused to be part of the peace process to come forward and accept the special representative’s offer for engaging in dialogue.

He said the government is hopeful that, soon enough, all segments shall come forward for a dialogue and all issues would find resolution. “The challenges will be met only through dialogue, which is the best means of resolving all disagreements,” he said. Referring to the mass protests post Burhan Wani’s killing in 2016, the governor underlined the need to focus on issues related to the interests of the neglected and marginalised groups.