New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 4 said a "new chapter" has
been opened in Jammu and Kashmir and mistakes committed in the past would not be
repeated in the state.
"A new chapter has been opened. I can assure you that whatever mistakes committed in
the past will not be repeated," he said winding up the debate on the motion of
thanks to President's address in Rajya Sabha.
Undeterred by militants' bullets, people exercised their franchise in Jammu and
Kashmir Assembly polls giving a befitting reply to "our neighbour", Vajpayee
said.
Referring to members' demand that the state government needed more assistance, the
Prime Minister said whatever assistance promised would be provided to the state
government.
He said the Centre had recently appointed N N Vohra, a former Home Secretary, as
interlocutor to hold talks with all concerned parties on Kashmir.
Vohra, the Prime Minister said, was an experienced officer and would hold
discussions with all parties to find a solution to the problem.
PTI
