Freedom that every Indian has also belongs to Kashmiris, says Narendra Modi

Responding to the continuing unrest in Kashmir sparked off a month back due to the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani, Prime Minister today said that the centre would provide better employment opportunities for the youth of Kashmir.

He said: "I am pained at the sight of younsters who should be holding laptops, books an bat, pelting stone."

He further added: "The freedom that every Indian has also belongs to every Kashmiri. We want the same bright future for every youth in Kashmir." We are the people who walk the path that Atal Bihari Vajpayee took when it comes to Kashmir: PM Modi

Kashmir, which we give so much love to, some people there are causing it a lot of harm: PM Modi

He said this when he went to visit the birth place of revolutionary leader Chandrashekhar Azad at Bhabhra in Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district, where he launched a programme to commemorate the sacrifices of freedom fighters on the Quit India day today.

With inputs from PTI