Mehbooba Mufti meets Rajnath, accuses China of meddling in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti consoles an Amarnath pilgrim who survived a militant attack on their bus at Anantnag earlier this week. (PTI Photo

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused China of meddling in the troubled state that has recently witnessed a spike in violence.

The chief minister was speaking to reporters emerging from a meeting with Union home minister Rajnath Singh with whom she discussed the security situation in the state.

She said the present crisis in Kashmir is not a mere law-and-order problem, adding the fight is against foreign powers.

Earlier it was Pakistan but now there are reports of China meddling in the Kashmir affairs, she said.

“We cannot fight this war alone. We need backing of the whole country and all political parties to emerge victorious,” Mehbooba said.

Mufti has earlier blamed Pakistan for the unrest in the state, but this is for the first time she pointed the finger at China.

The allegation comes amid a standoff between Indian and Chinese forces in Doklam at the Sikkim border.

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