All-party delegation arrives in Kashmir

September 04, 2016 10:39

An all-party delegation led by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has left for Kashmir on Sunday to hold talks with representatives of all political parties and other stakeholders to ensure return of normalcy to the Valley.

At least 28 parliamentarians and senior government officials will be part of the delegation that will be in the state for two days. The delegation will also meet Governor and chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

Ahead of the visit, political parties on Saturday pitched for holding dialogue with "all stakeholders", including Hurriyat and banning the use of pellet guns by security forces.

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti too has called for engaging all sections of the society, including Hurriyat Conference, in a credible and meaningful political dialogue for resolution of the problems in the Valley.

The chief minister said it is perhaps for the first time that the Kashmir issue has been, during the past two months, discussed in so many forums and at so many levels, including Parliament and at all-party meetings, where judicious views were put across by all shades of the country's political opinion on how to end the stalemate.

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