Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: Border residents in Jammu and Kashmir mourn death of ex-PM who oversaw 2003 ceasefire
6 years, 4 months ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: Border residents in Jammu and Kashmir mourn death of ex-PM who oversaw 2003 ceasefire

Firstpost  

This year, there have been over 1,000 ceasefire violations. “It was after a gap of nearly ten years — on 5 January, 2013 — that shells started landing in our village," 62-year-old Ahmad said on Friday morning. He added, “In the last 67 years, our family has seen peace for just ten years.” Ahmad said that when he heard the news of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death, he felt sad. Vajpayee_ji_’s talks with Pakistan changed our lives.” “We cherish those years of peace, when we would go to our farms without worrying that a shell might land right in front of us and kill us. If Vajpayee had been the prime minister, our lives would have changed for good," Vijay Singh, a resident of Bera village along the border in Jammu said.

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India TV News  

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