New Delhi/May,10: Amid a call for political solution to Kashmir by former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and CPI veteran D Raja, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav today held talks about holding a national conclave of stakeholders in Kashmir, which is in ferment since the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani last July.
Amid the ongoing unrest in the valley, BJP veteran and former union minister Yashwant Sinha, who had gone there as part of a delegation twice, and met separatist leaders among others, also had talks with Yadav.
Yadav has also discussed the proposed conclave with CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury and D Raja of the CPI and both were learnt to have favoured such a move.
Earlier in the day former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and CPI national secretary D Raja Wednesday called for a “political solution” to troubled Kashmir.
The two leaders, who held discussions here on the situation in the region, urged the Centre to engage all “stakeholders” from the state in a dialogue to bring peace back to the valley, a Left party member said.
The meeting followed Abdullah’s discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on the issue here yesterday.
“The two leaders agreed that it is a political problem which needs to be addressed politically,” the member said.
Abdullah and Raja noted with concern the unusual phenomenon of women, particularly girl students, taking to the streets against security forces.
The protests in the valley erupted after security personnel clashed with a group of students inside Pulwama’s Government Degree College last month.
“Women’s participation in the protests shows the gravity of the situation. The two leaders opined that the Centre must express concern and reach out to all stakeholders to regain the confidence of the people,” the member added.
National Conference leader Abdullah, who won the Lok Sabha bypoll from Srinagar held on April 9, had yesterday urged the prime minister to address the issue politically.
Agencies
