J-K interlocutor Sharma meets youth groups, big names stay away

November 07, 2017 19:36

The big names stayed away but the Centre's special representative on Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma held a series of meetings with civil society and youth groups today, day two of his visit to the Valley.

Sharma, the former director of the Intelligence Bureau who is on a five-day visit to the state, is expected to meet political leaders here tomorrow as part of efforts to talk to various stakeholders and find lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

All separatist parties, including both factions of the Hurriyat Conference and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front

have ruled out engagement with Sharma, saying his appointment is only a time buying tactic.

Sharma was busy meeting delegations arranged by Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Baseer Khan at the heavily-fortified Hari Niwas state guest house near the Dal Lake.

Officials privy to the parleys said Sharma's engagements have so far been aimed at assessing the feelings of local residents, who have suffered the most in the decades of violence in the Valley.

A PDP youth leader, a delegation of youths from downtown Srinagar, a Sikh group and traders were amongst those who have met Sharma.

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