Hurriyat ready to talk:Happy that Mirwaiz spoke about drug menace

Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday said that his administration has made conducive atmosphere in the state to hold  dialogues with all the stakeholders.Governor said ,it is an encouraging sign that Hurriyat is ready for talks .He lauded the role of Mirwaiz Umar Farook for speaking about the rising drug menace in the valley. The governor while addressing  a function at SKICC ,said that Kashmir issue could be resolved only after the anger among youth is addressed . He further said, “Since I assumed governance in the state “temperatures are far below” in Kashmir from the time he took over the reins of the state, saying that the Hurriyat Conference leaders who once shut doors to present day cabinet minister Ram Villas Paswan are now “ready for talks. I feel happy that temperature are far below when I came here. Today the Hurriyat, which once did not open door to Ram Vilas Paswan (presently a Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) who was standing at their door, are now talking about talks. There is lot of change everywhere. New recruitment in militant ranks is almost zero and there is no stone pelting after Friday prayers,” he said peaking at a function organized by Doordarshan Kendra Kashmir in connection with distribution of free-to-air set-top boxes to border residents,. “We feel pained when a youth is killed but if bullet is fired, nobody will be provided flower bouquet. If we function sincerely, youth will not be swayed and misled that if you die you will get Jannat (paradise). As Jahngir said, if there is paradise on earth it is here in Kashmir and as Muslim one will get Jannat if he becomes a good Muslim, a good person. You have your own constitution and flag. My vehicle has two flags and one is state flag and tricolor,” he said.  There are 22000 students from Kashmir who study outside and when there is some issue, we have appointed liaison officers so that the student is not made to go to the police station .