Srinagar, Aug 24: Welcoming Hurriyat Conference's assertion that it was ready for talks with the Centre, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JNKPP), a coalition partner in the state government, today said there was no occasion to talk to those who were holding guns and spreading violence, with the help of foreign money. "JKNPP welcomes the statement of Hurriyat chairman Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari that Hurriyat shall be open to talks with the Centre," JKNPP chief Bhim Singh said in a statement here today.
He said the statement of Hurriyat chief has vindicated the stand of his party that they should be invited for talks to restore peace in Kashmir.
Without naming Pakistan, however, Singh said there was no occasion to talk to those who were holding guns and spreading violence with the help of foreign money and guns.
JKNPP, which shares power in the coalition government, is also opposed to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's demand for opening of Rawalpindi and Suchetgarh roads in Jammu and Kashmir, as "this slogan tantamount to exploiting the innocent Kashmiris in the name of Pakistan, which has already been done by several Kashmiri leaders," he said.
Singh also criticised the chief minister for his suggestion on involving Hizbul Mujahideen, "headed by militants sitting in Pakistan in the lap of ISI", in the talks saying it is not the policy of the coalition partners in the government.
Bureau Report