SrinagarNational Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah today requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct his ministers not to issue conflicting statements on the Kashmir issue.
Citing Union minister Jitendra Singh’s remark that “there is no such things as the Kashmir issue”, Abdullah at a delegates’ session of the National Conference asked why the Centre appointed a special representative for a sustained dialogue then.
He said Dineshwar Sharma, the former Intelligence Bureau chief, who has been tasked with initiating talks with all stakeholders in Kashmir, “would be confused by now due to so many conflicting statements by several Union ministers”.
After the Centre named Sharma its representative, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said “talks would be held with everyone and the Hurriyat would be included. However, Singh said there would be no talks with the Hurriyat.
“Then the MoS (Home) also said no talks would be held with the Hurriyat … This won’t work. I have a request.
Please stop issuing statements … the way you did ‘note bandi’ (demonetisation) please do ‘zuban bandi’ (keep silent), put a silencer on the ministers. Otherwise, the initiative would end before it even begins… which would be unfortunate for the state and its people,” he said.
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