The challenge is to quickly take the benefits of our move to the people: Ram Madhav | Interview
Ram Madhav, BJP national general secretary and the party’s key interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir, attributes the relative calm in the Valley in the aftermath of the ‘dilution’ of Article 370 to the Centre’s engagement with the people. Madhav spoke exclusively to Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa on the developing situation in the Valley and the way forward. Excerpts:
Q. What do you see as the key challenges now for the Modi government in Jammu and Kashmir?
A. The people in the state are largely in thinking mode. They are not ready to go to any extreme immediately. Even if they have reservations, my input from the Valley is that a good number of social and community leaders have come forward to tell our administration that they will manage the situation and make sure, to the extent possible, that no violence takes place. This has become possible because
