The youth of Jammu Kashmir is aspirational and wants to move on with mainstream India, Minister of State for PMO and Personnel Jitendra Singh told News18 in an exclusive interview.
Singh, MP from JK’s Udhampur, said the sentiment is reflected in Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent statement that he would rather talk to the youth of JK than talk to Pakistan.
Singh added that militancy is in its last phase in JK as militants are being given hot chase by the security forces. He added that militants on the run are trying to make their presence felt by going after soft civilian targets.
He said militants are now neutralised within months of hitting the security forces’ radar unlike earlier when militant commanders gained cult status over the years.
Explaining the roadmap for India’s newest Union Territory, Singh also brushed aside the Opposition’s objection to the delimitation exercise, which will be followed by elections and eventually a return to statehood.