From Nehru till today, Kashmir is India's mistake: Mehbooba

Mehbooba said people of her state were not to be faulted for the turmoil that has rocked the Kashmir Valley in the past five weeks.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti waving to the crowd while inspecting march-past at Bakshi Stadium during the celebration of 70th Independence day in Srinagar on Monday. | PTI

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday blamed the central leadership from Jawaharlal Nehru to incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the mess in Jammu and Kashmir and asked India and Pakistan to join hands because only a dialogue -- and not confrontation -- will solve the problem.

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