JAMMU, May 29 (KNO) : Responding to the latest dialogue offer made by the Government of India, Janta Dal United (JDU) J&K State President G M Shaheen said that there is need on part of the Center to specify the outlines of the dialogue so that it doesn’t prove to be one more addition of previous such exercises and the government should take stock of the initiatives taken till now, including the reports of various committees and interlocutors.
Shaheen while addressing the media at party headquarters Rajbagh Srinagar said, “Center creating a window of opportunity by announcing that it was ready to hold dialogue with all shades of opinions, it should not once again be vague and hazy. The Center should be specified in the dialogue offer and its contours should be well defined and the dialogue should be structured, sustained and sincere keeping in view present prevailing situation in Kashmir valley.” “The Center government should get its message out on its vision for a longer-term resolution to reverse alienation amid a polarised debate in sections of the media on the value of the ceasefire, which adds to the sense of anxiety in Kashmir,” he maintained.
“Since almost everybody agrees that meaningful dialogue is the only way to come out of the labyrinth of uncertainty and violence, it has to be authentic and the offer must come from the core of heart. It should not be mere a politic management,” he added.