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Interlocutor Sharma to visit Kashmir on January 15

Ex-IB chief says that after Governor’s appeal, ball now in Hurriyat’s court

Srinagar: Two days after the Governor NN Vohra asked the Hurriyat leaders in Kashmir to talk to GOI’s special envoy, Dineshwar Sharma on Thursday said that the ball is now in their court.

Talking to KNS, Sharma said that he will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir by the mid of January and will continue to talk to the people of different shades of opinion for sustainable peace in the state.

“I am visiting the state again by January 15 and this will be my first visit of the year 2018 to Jammu and Kashmir. I haven’t chalked out any strategy yet but this is for sure that I am coming to Kashmir this month,” Sharma said.

Reacting over the recent appeal by the Governor NN Vohra to Hurriyat to talk to GOI’s special envoy, Sharma said he has already offered dialogue and its for them to decide now.

“Now the separatists have to decide when they can talk. I have already made an offer to them,” Shama said.

Earlier, while addressing the joint session of the state legislature in Jammu ahead of the Budget session on January 2, the state governor NN Vohra had, in his address, asked the Hurriyat leaders to come forward and talk to Sharma.

(With inputs from KNS)

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