The three-member team of interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir will visit the state today for talks with all shades of opinion with focus on seeking a political outcome of the Kashmir issue. The group comprising Dileep Padgaonkar, M M Ansari and Radha Kumar has been given a wide mandate to hold talks with all sections of people, political parties, students, teachers, young people as well as Hurriyat and other elements. Padgaonkar has already said that they were going with an open mind,without any pre-determined strategy and without imposing any conditions for the talks. Ahead of the meeting, the group had a meeting with the Prime Minister and Home Minister as well as other leaders on the issue. A delegation of Kashmiri Pandits met Dileep Padgaonkar on Friday to apprise him about the aspirations of displaced Kashmiri Pandits. The members of Panun Kashmir, a group fighting for the cause of the displaced Pandits, said there concerns should not be ignored while discussing solutions to the vexed issue.
News On AIR | October 23, 2010 8:51 AM
Interlocutors in Valley to listen to all