Mithra (Online): Goverdhan Peethadhishwar Shankaracharya Adhokshjanand Devtirth favored \u201cplebiscite\u201d on both sides of Kashmir for a \u201cpermanent solution\u201d of the problem. A plebiscite under the supervision of United Nations representative and guarded by forces of United Nations should be held in both sides of Kashmir,\u201d he said while talking to reporters in his Ashram in Mathura.
\nThe Shankaracharya said while \u201creferendum is a time consuming process\u201d, there should be dialogue even with separatists to \u201cdouse the present crisis. The government should not hesitate in talking with (separatist) Hurriyat for peace in Kashmir, he said.
\nReferring to his recent visit to Kashmir, Shankaracharya said the Kashmiri people complained that their voice was being crushed even though they want to stay in India\u201d. He said it was the Constitutional responsibility of the government to listen to people and solve the genuine demands, even of a handicapped person.
\nFurther attempt to crush the agitation may not pay dividends as the government is morally bound to listen genuine problem of its people,\u201d he stated. He termed the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti\u2019s statement that only a handful of people were leading the agitation as baseless, saying \u201cHad it been possible to crush the handful people by force, the curfew in Kashmir would not have lasted for 50 days\u201d.
\nThe Shankaracharya said the government should continue dialogue with Pakistan. \u201cWhile the government should follow the policy of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee regarding the dialogue with Pakistan, it should also talk to separatists,\u201d he suggested. He said the government should understand the \u201cdifference\u201d between terrorists and Kashmiri loyalists who are demonstrating on the roads.
\n\u201cWhile terrorists should be dealt with severely, the problem of the loyalists should be heard and solved in order to prevent them from going to opposite camp,\u201d he said, adding the demonstrators in Kashmir were in pain as neither they are being heard nor is their economic problem, including mass unemployment solved, despites economic packages given to Kashmir.
\nKashmir remained in the grip of shutdowns and curfew for the 51st consecutive day today, in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mithra (Online): Goverdhan Peethadhishwar Shankaracharya Adhokshjanand Devtirth favored \u201cplebiscite\u201d on both sides of Kashmir for a \u201cpermanent solution\u201d of the problem. A plebiscite under the supervision of United Nations representative and guarded by forces of United Nations should be held in both sides of Kashmir,\u201d he said while talking to reporters in his Ashram in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n