At a public gathering at Chiwdara village in Budgam district yesterday, Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir said, "Statements of various separatist groups on developmental issues through print media is an encouraging step."
The minister said everyone should appreciate this gesture wholeheartedly for the welfare of the people and stressed that better future of the people is possible with overall prosperity of the state.
Moderate Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had recently made statements supporting development works in JK.