The general security of the Commonwealth Games will be reviewed after September 15, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
"We are in the process of reviewing the information gathered so far. We will review the situation after September 15," he said.
Reacting to the statement of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley -- that the government should not press the panic button in a bid to bring peace back to the strife-torn Kashmir valley -- Chidadambaram said, "The stand of the BJP and the government is clear. There is a difference of perception"
"We hope to restart the dialogue process. We will talk to any group, any political party which is willing to talk to us," Chidambaram said.
He was replying to questions on whether the Centre would kick-start the political process of a dialogue with groups, especially the separatists, with violence showing signs of decline. The home minister made it clear that the central government was willing to talk to all sections of people in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chidambaram was asked about his statement at the conference of directors general and inspectors general of police that the dialogue would be started in 'few days.
"I can't give a date. Few days means few days. The government hopes that it will be able to re-start the process of dialogue in the near future," he said.
The home minister said the United Progressive Alliance government had already declared its Kashmir policy and it would continue to pursue that policy.
"We will pursue the policy we have declared and we believe that that policy is a right policy. It will bring in peace and order in Jammu and Kashmir," he said.
Asked about the fate of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, Chidamabarm said President Pratibha Patil was yet to take a decision on the matter.
"When L K Advani (home minister during the National Democratic Alliance's tenure) was in power, 14 cases of mercy petitions were sent to the President but not even a single one was decided. In my predecessor's (former home minister Shivraj Patil) time, 28 cases were sent to the President and two were decided. During my time, five cases were decided. But at that time, the BJP did not protest," he asked.
Asked about the status of the talks between the government and Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland leader Thuingaleng Muivah, the minister said the talks were proceeding satisfactorily.
With inputs from PTI
