Must politically engage with Valley youth: NC to Govt

Opposition National Conference on Thursday dubbed as "tragic" the Army Chief's warning of tough action against stone-pelters and said the government needs to engage politically with the "alienated" youth of the Valley.

"Mobs rushing to encounter sites should concern us and alarm us into constructive political action - NOT issuing threats of no mercy. The Govt needs to engage politically with the alienated youth of Kashmir - threats and warnings will only compound their hostility," NC state spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu said in a series of tweets.

He said it was "tragic that New Delhi was warning the alienated youth of Kashmir through army chiefs".

The NC spokesperson said in a democratic set-up, politically-alienated people cannot be made to cooperate by threats.