Blaming the Centre for the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the people of the valley are caught between the two maximalist positions. "The people of the Kashmir Valley are caught between the two maximalist positions. Just as the militants have taken a maximalist position that has to be rejected out of hand," Chidambaram tweeted. "The casualties are the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the future of the state." ALSO READ:Demonetisation the biggest scam of 2016: Former Finance Minister P ChidambaramCBI raids former finance minister P Chidambaram, son Karti's house in ChennaiALSO WATCH:P Chidambaram to India Today: GST imperfect bill, but it's a beach-head

Source: India Today July 16, 2017 06:11 UTC