The Congress on Monday slammed both the Centre and the PDP - BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir, and said their handling of the situation in Kashmir is detrimental to the national unity and security.
Asserting that the central government lacks a policy on how to handle the situation in Kashmir, the Congress asked it to "articulate its policy towards the Kashmir situation in clear - cut terms".
"The manner in which the BJP - led government at the Centre and the state's coalition government of the BJP and PDP have handled the Kashmir situation is completely detrimental to both national security and integration, " Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said.
"One can see the manifestations of this fallacious policy play itself out in other parts of India too, " he added.
"Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (Monday).
After the meeting, we heard from her but nothing from either Modi or the PMO. "
Tewari said that there could not be more damning statement than her 'we are where Vajpayee (then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee) left us' about a complete lack of policy of the Prime Minister and his government on the situation in the state.
"Nothing proves this more than the extremely poor turnout in the Srinagar - Budgam Lok Sabha seat bypoll and postponement of voting in Anantnag, continuing tension on India - Pakistan border, the fragile internal security in the valley, and ever - increasing and deepening contradictions between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Peoples Democratic Party, " the Congress leader said.
Quoting figures, Tewari said even after the worst phase of militancy during 1989 - 1996, thepoll percentage in Jamu and Kashmir assembly elections was 53. 92 per cent.
"In 2002, polling percentage was 43. 7 per cent, and in 2008 it was 61. 16 per cent.
In 2014 it was even better, " said Tewari.
"The Prime Minister should ask himself what has gone wrong between 2014 and 2017 that a mere seven per cent people turned out to vote, " he added.
The Congress leader said barring a few months in 2010, internal security situation in Jammu and Kashmir was relatively normal during the United Progressive Alliance's rule.