New Delhi ready to talk to separatists: Omar Srinagar, July 28 (KNS): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday claimed that New Delhi was ready to talk to separatists “but the latter were reluctant to talk to them and were instead holding meeting with agencies in closed rooms.” “Our job is just to facilitate talks between center and Hurriyat and we did that. Talks on Kashmir issue had to be carried by Hurriyat people. New Delhi is ready for that but separatists are not,” Omar told KNS in an exclusive interview. “In closed rooms they (separatists) meet different people. But people like Ramjeth Malani who come without anything they talk to him. They (separatists) take tea with agency people in restaurants and five stars and hold secret talks. But they don’t want to talk with center in open,” he said and added “Center is ready for talks, but with whom they will talk. NC, PDP, Congress and BJP say we will solve the issue within constitution and they are talking with center. But those who want to solve it outside constitution (Separatists) they are not ready for talks.” Asked to comment about separatists claims that New Delhi wasn’t serious on dialogue, Omar said, “Here lie is repeated so many times that people start thinking it is truth. Last time Prime Minister told them (separatists) that they should put their demands in shape of a memorandum. Let them show it to the people whether they have put it before the PM. Center told them to give charter of demands on record which they didn’t.” Asked to comment on his recent statement that some elements within Hurriyat were ready to contest elections, the Chief Minister said, “What I said is some elements like Sajjad Lone are ready. He contested parliament elections in 2009 also. Others should follow. Some separatists are fielding proxies. But people know that.” Without naming Jamiat-e-Islami and Syed Ali Shah Geelani, he said, “There target has always been NC. They help other parties through back channels. They give boycott call on one side and use militants to threaten people then on the other side they ask their people to vote for those parties.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:38:21 +0000
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