Farooq Abdullah :NO independence for Kashmir;POK belongs to Pakistan

Former state chief minister Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday that, no matter how many attempts India makes to resolve problems in Kashmir it will not succeed until India talks to Pakistan as part of Kashmir belongs to Pakistan.

He even said that Kashmir cannot get independence as part of it is under Pakistan and demand for Independence is wrong.

Abdullah, who is the president of National Conference, a key regional party, was responding to queries from media persons on the appointment of Dineshwar Sharma as the Centre’s special representative for dialogues to resolve issues in Kashmir.

“I can only tell that he indulged in dialogue here. But that won’t solve the issue because this is an issue between India and Pakistan,” he said, adding that the government of India has to talk to the government of Pakistan as a part of Kashmir is with them (Pakistan).

“I tell them in plain terms — not only to Indians but also to the world — that the other side belongs to Pakistan and this side to India. This won’t change. Let them fight as many wars as they want,” he said.

“And when the situation is such, they have to talk, so that we live in peace; both parts live in peace; and for that, it is imperative to grant autonomy to both the parts,” he said.