Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday appealed India and Pakistan not to make Jammu and Kashmir a battlefield but consider it as a bridge for lasting friendship between the two countries.
Mehbooba was speaking at the passing out parade of the police at Baramulla in Kashmir.
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Referring to the current tension on the International Border (IB) and Line of control (LOC) that has claimed several lives of civilians and soldiers,
Mehbooba said bloodbath is taking place on our borders which is just opposite of what the Prime Minister NarenderaModi talks about the country having embarked on the path of development.
She said that the police in J&K was in a difficult situation as they have to face their own people while dealing with the law and order situation. She urged the policemen to exercise restraint while discharging their duty.