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Kashmir issue needs political solution: Hurriyat

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
The Kashmir issue needs a "political solution" and the Centre can't woo its people only by extending financial packages and concessions, moderate Hurriyat Conference today said.

"Kashmir is a political issue that needs a political solution. New Delhi can't woo people only by extending financial packages and concession," its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said while addressing a gathering in Ganderbal district.

The Mirwaiz said it was time for Indian leadership to give up its "military approach" in Kashmir and understand that a political resolution and not economic packages alone could resolve the vexed issue of Kashmir.

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First Published: Oct 30 2015 | 7:48 PM IST

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