All parties will be taken into confidence: Rajnath on Kashmir

Panaji, Sep 9 (PTI) Asserting that Government will takeinto confidence all parties while taking steps to bring peaceand normalcy in Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singhtoday said it is "very difficult" for people to bear unrestfor long. "The government on its own is working on improving thesituation there (Kashmir). The discussions are held with thepeople. After the all-party delegation meeting, there has beena perceptional change," Singh told reporters here aftercommissioning off-shore patrol vessel ICG Sarathi. The Minister said that the government was working on therecommendations made by the all-party delegation thattravelled to the state recently. "The all-party delegation went there (J and K) to review…our efforts will be to take all parties in confidence whiletaking a step. We are working on it," he said. "People in Kashmir have realised that it is difficultto bear such a long span of unrest. People are feeling thatpeace and normalcy should be restored," he said. "In future also, we will be trying that all partiesare taken into confidence (on Kashmir)," he said. The minister said that "there is improvement inthe situation in Kashmir" and the Centre was assisting effortsto provide employment and and bring development in the state. "Things are much in control compared to the past.In coming days, the situation in Kashmir would be completelyunder control," he said. In order to provide job opportunities to the youths inthe state, the central government has ordered for recruitmentof 10,000 Special Police Officers (SPOs) in the state, hesaid. "Development work is going on. Central government hasalso funded for all the development works," he said. Responding to a question on cross-border infiltration,the Home Minister said, "Infiltration has been happening inpast, but it was less in 2015." "There is increase in 2016 as far as infiltration isconcerned but at the same time our army and para-militaryforces have managed to eliminate the terrorists," he said. Normal life remained paralysed for 63rd consecutive dayin the unrest-hit Valley where 73 persons have been killed andseveral thousand others injured in the violence which eruptedafter Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani was gunned downby security forces. PTI RPS GK ATS NES ACB NMRT