PM for ‘practical’ solution to Kashmir issue (Lead)
October 25th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday he favoured “practical, pragmatic solutions” to the Jammu and Kashmir problem and a dialogue with the separatist Hurriyat Conference.
Stating that he planned to visit Jammu and Kashmir in a few days to inaugurate railway projects, Manmohan Singh he was not going there to “start negotiations or to engage in negotiations myself.
“I have always maintained that it is our sincere desire to engage all sections of political opinion in Jammu and Kashmir to find practical, pragmatic solutions to the problems facing the state.
“I recognize that there are some political groups who are outside the mainstream. We would like them also to engage in a constructive dialogue with us.
“I have already had two or three meetings with the Hurriyat people. They promised to come back with specific suggestions. I am still waiting for them,” he said.
The prime minister is due to open 12-km railway line connecting Anantnag and Qazigund in the Kashmir Valley. The trip was originally scheduled for Oct 18 but it was postponed due to non-availability of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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