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With Ramadan round the corner, political groups across Kashmir have urged the Central Government to strike a truce with militants to ensure peace during the period.
Srinagar, Sept. 10 : With Ramadan round the corner, political groups across Kashmir have urged the Central Government to strike a truce with militants to ensure peace during the period.
National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said the prevailing calm should be utilized to bring a lasting peace in the region.
"There has been visible improvement in the peace situation in the border areas, due to the ongoing ceasefire declared by India and Pakistan. If ceasefire materializes during Ramadan, I would pray that it continues beyond that as well," Abdullah said.
The Left, which props up the ruling Congress party-led coalition at the Centre, said they hoped the rebels would realize the futility of militant activity.
Yousuf Targami, State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), said the gun culture in Kashmir should end.
Abdul Gani Vakil, a senior Congress leader, said he had doubts about the militants dropping their guns.
Ramadan starts from September 13.
ANI
