J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti rules out AFSPA revocation

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has ruled out revoking Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir due to the prevailing situation and asserted that the Indian Army is the most disciplined force in the world. 

Replying to a discussion on demand of grants for the departments under her charge in the state assembly yesterday, Ms Mufti said the Army's footprint in the valley increased due to the deteriorating security



situation. 

CM Mehbooba said that Army is instrumental in bettering the security situation and have made huge sacrifices. She said her government is reaching out to Kashmiri youths to wean them away from militancy. Mehbooba hoped that all shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir would join the dialogue process initiated by the Centre's representative Dineshwar Sharma to cut through the unending cycle of violence and uncertainty in the state.