With Hurriyat, Left also wants Pak to be part of discussion on Kashmir

September 03, 2016 21:41

Ahead of the all-party delegation's visit to Kashmir in the wake of ongoing unrest, Left parties on Saturday asked the Centre to bring Pakistan to the discussion table, besides holding talks with other stakeholders including

Hurriyat leaders to find a "final solution" to the problem.

Speaking to mediapersons after a consultation meeting with intellectuals here on the Kashmir issue, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury and his CPI counterpart Sudhakar Reddy also urged Hurriyat leaders to discuss their positionswith the delegation to find a solution to the problem.

"A final solution to this (problem) cannot happen without engaging with Pakistan. Yes, Pakistan's involvement in cross-border infiltration, terrorism...on that all of us have said unitedly that the country as a whole will face it.

"But at the same time, the engagement with Pakistan is also important," Yechury, who is part of the 30-member delegation, said.

On asked whether inviting Pakistan to come to discussion table will mean converting the issue as one associated with Pakistan and not India's internal matter, Yechury said "the Kashmir dispute is between Pakistan and India".

"(However) there is no scope for third party involvement nor there is a requirement. This is an Indo-Pak dispute," he said.

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