SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Former chief minister of Indian-controlled Kashmir Farooq Abdullah Friday called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the prevailing situation in the restive region.
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, the party of which Abdullah is the president, revealed in a statement.
Reports said Abdullah urged Modi to initiate a dialogue with all the stakeholders in the region to end the ongoing the stalemate.
"I am sure that the Prime Minister will urgently address all the issues that have been flagged by me and others from the state," India's semi-official news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted Abdullah as having said.
Currently Indian-controlled Kashmir is grappling with the violent unrest. The region has been witnessing the largest anti-India protests in recent years since July 8, following the killing of a popular militant commander in a gunfight with Indian troops.
Authorities imposed curfew and restrictions to contain street protests, besides resorting to arrests. The region is observing a complete strike demanding end to New Delhi's rule and Friday marked 112th day of shutdown.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan, is claimed by both in full. Since their Independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.
