Former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha slam rising J-K violence

NEW DELHI: Former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha, ex-chief justice of Delhi High Court, Justice AP Shah, and other eminent personalities have condemned the recent escalation of violence in Jammu and Kashmir. 

Sinha and the others issued a statement on Tuesday saying that the solution to the present crisis in Kashmir lay only in dialogue at the appropriate political level. 

“We note with deep anguish the recent escalation in violence in Kashmir. This has led to the avoidable loss of civilian lives as well as that of security forces personnel. What is worse is that the violence shows no signs of abating. In fact, it is being stoked further by unrestrained public statements by various actors and the talk of revenge,” read the statement.

Sinha and the others expressed concern over youth joining militant ranks.