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Jethmalani appeals to Hurriyat not to backtrack
New Delhi, Nov 14: The Kashmir Committee has appealed to the Hurriyat Conference not to backtrack on any of the five points of agreements already reached.
New Delhi, Nov 14: The Kashmir Committee has appealed to
the Hurriyat Conference not to backtrack on any of the five points of
agreements already reached.
The committee believes that its continuous dialogue and
interaction with the Hurriyat leaders during the past one and half
years have made significant contribution to the potential of peace
process.
The vast area of agreement which has already been hammered out was on the point of being further extended when differences within the Hurriyat cropped up, committee chairman Ram Jethmalani said. He, however, appealed to the Hurriyat leaders not to back-track on any of the five points of agreement already reached which included that terrorism and violence were taboo.
Thanking Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for the decision to open negotiations with the Hurriyat Conference led by its new head Abbas Ansari, he said both the parties must by their future actions demonstrate their deep interest in settlement which leaves no one disgruntled, defeated or humiliated .
He said the Kashmir Committee was, however, unhappy about the unhelpful posture of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, leading to cleavage and break up of the Hurriyat Conference into two. Even so the government should have no objection to talking to Geelani if at any time he sees the wisdom of getting on to the negotiating table, Jethmalani said.
Bureau Report
The vast area of agreement which has already been hammered out was on the point of being further extended when differences within the Hurriyat cropped up, committee chairman Ram Jethmalani said. He, however, appealed to the Hurriyat leaders not to back-track on any of the five points of agreement already reached which included that terrorism and violence were taboo.
Thanking Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for the decision to open negotiations with the Hurriyat Conference led by its new head Abbas Ansari, he said both the parties must by their future actions demonstrate their deep interest in settlement which leaves no one disgruntled, defeated or humiliated .
He said the Kashmir Committee was, however, unhappy about the unhelpful posture of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, leading to cleavage and break up of the Hurriyat Conference into two. Even so the government should have no objection to talking to Geelani if at any time he sees the wisdom of getting on to the negotiating table, Jethmalani said.
Bureau Report