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‘Kashmir can’t survive as independent nation’: Taj
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Thursday, 6 March 2014
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Srinagar: State Health
Minister and senior Congress leader Taj Mohi-u-Din Thursday said that Kashmir can’t survive as an
independent nation as it lacks self-sufficiency and resources.
Interacting with
youth at a hotel in Srinagar, Taj Mohi-u-Din said that Kashmir is completely
dependent on India and it not self-sufficient which could help it to survive as
an independent nation. “Those separatist groups or people who seek independence
from India must bear in mind that Kashmir is not self-sufficient and it
survives on the funds provided by India. I have raised this issue repeatedly
even with some of the Hurriyat leaders on different occasions and they had no
answer to it,” he said.
According to CNS,
Taj Mohi-u-Din said that for any independent nation it is necessary to be
self-sufficient. “We need Rs 33,000 crores per year for our survival which
comes from the Government of India while the total income that our State
generates is only Rs 6,000 crores. For more than five lakh employees, we need
Rs 18,000 crores to meet their salaries and all this money comes from New
Delahi. We must understand that we are not self-sufficient and in case of
‘Azadi’ we have to lock all our hospitals, educational institutions and
government offices,” he said.
Taj Mohi-u-Din
appealed the youth to be positive, realistic and future oriented. “Youth of
Valley has opened their eyes in the shade of gun. Militancy has ruined our
beautiful Valley and time has come we move towards peace and prosperity,” he
said.
The interaction
was organized Congress leader Kadfeen Choudhary to create awareness about drug
menace prevailing in Kashmir Valley. (CNS)
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