Centre to deploy additional 10,000 troops in Kashmir; PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti slams move

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is a “political problem” which would not be solved by military means, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday, as she criticised the Centre’s decision to deploy additional 100 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to the Valley. [caption id=“attachment_5654881” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. PTI[/caption] Mehbooba, the president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also said the Centre needs to “rethink and overhaul its Kashmir policy”. “Centre’s decision to deploy additional 10,000 troops to the Valley has created fear psychosis amongst people. There is no dearth of security forces in Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir is a political problem which won’t be solved by military means. The Indian government needs to rethink and overhaul its policy”, Mehbooba wrote on Twitter. The Centre on Thursday ordered the deployment of additional 100 companies of CAPFs “in order to strengthen the CI (counter-insurgency) grid as well as for maintaining law and order situation” in Jammu and Kashmir.