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Mehbooba welcomes GoI’s dialogue initiative, says it’s the need of the hour

Srinagar: Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti on Monday welcomed the initiative of the Union Government of appointing an interlocutor for leading a sustained dialogue with stakeholders in Jammu & Kashmir.

“Dialogue is a necessity of the hour and the only way to go forward. This dialogue initiative is in line with P.M @narendramodi‘s 15th August speech ‘Na goli se, na gaali se, Kashmir ki samasya suljhegi gale lagaane se’,” Mehbooba tweeted minutes after Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced the decision in a press conference in New Delhi.

While announcing the centre’s sustained dialogue on Kashmir, Singh said that t former Director of IB, Dineshwar Sharma will initiate a sustained interaction and dialogue to understand legitimate aspirations of people in Jammu and Kashmir.

However, when asked weather Sharma was hold talks with the Hurriyat, the Home Minister said that it is he (Sharma) who will decide with whom he will hold talks.

(With inputs from KNS)

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