Further elaborating on his statement, he said there will be no compromise, “I believe this should be very clear that this is the fine line and no one is allowed to cross it… Until I am here, this will be the stand.” He said it was important to move away from misconceptions created by self-appointed experts on Kashmir in the international arena. “It is important to look at what the people want and how their lives can be made better,” he said according to The Indian Express.
“Whenever J&K is spoken about, it is said it is backward and underdeveloped. It’s important to understand J&K in the right context. J&K has a population of 1.25-1.30 crore. Last year the Budget for Jammu and Kashmir was Rs 1.10 lakh crore. Now let’s take Bihar and UP, also considered backward. Against a population of around 12 crore, Bihar has a budget of Rs 2.18 lakh crore. UP has a population of 23 crore and a budget of Rs 5.5 lakh crore. So per capita allocation in Jammu and Kashmir is nine to ten…