SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday called for a temporary halt to political infighting among regional parties, citing the prevailing situation in Kashmir.
Posting on X, Lone said political discourse could wait, stressing the need for restraint. He said lakhs of students and traders outside Kashmir were feeling unsafe and added that “war clouds” and misleading online content were worsening fears.
We will have many many more moments to fight it out politically.
But these are trying circumstances. We have lakhs of students, traders outside Kashmir who are sacred. There are war clouds. There are you tubers who have descended here in Kashmir to create a narrative which fits…
— Sajad Lone (@sajadlone) May 3, 2025
“There are YouTubers in Kashmir trying to promote a narrative that shows Kashmiris as hostile. In such a time, accusations and counter-accusations among local parties are unwanted and undesirable,” Lone said.
He urged political leaders to pause politicking for at least a month. “Nobody is squeaky clean here. I too feel like responding. But not now,” he added.
