Chidambaram: Centre to hold talks with all-party Kashmir delegation
Sat, 08/07/2010 - 10:33 by Yashika kapoor
"I will resume the political process... I have impressed upon all interlocutors that I am willing to resume the quiet dialogue. We have to find courage that allows holding dialogue. We have to get on," Chidambaram said, hoping the separatist leaders would be willing to talk.
He also said that he would "do everything possible to resume the quiet dialogue".
Chidambaram had engaged in talks with the Hurriyat leaders, but Fazl-ul Haq Qureshi’s assassination on Dec. 4, 2009 had interrupted the talks and there had been no progress since then.
Talking about the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and troops, he said that the government would see how it could tackle the AFSPA matter and decrease security personnel in the state.
MP Sitaram Yechury of CPM, D Raja of CPI, and Saifuddin Soz of Congress expressed concern on the worsening situation in Kashmir.
To this, the home minister said, "We will pick up threads; reactivate the political process so that a solution can be found with equity, justice and honor.”
"If the situation warrants, we may have to send more forces. But if the situation warrants, we may withdraw forces," he further said.
