Chidambaram advises Omar to hold Unified Command meet
In the CCS, defence minister A K Antony steadfastly argued the case of the armed forces, often drawing support from finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday formally signalled its conciliatory intent towards the sullen Kashmir valley by deciding to appoint a team of three to four interlocutors to start “sustained” talks with all sections and groups including the separatists.
In the CCS, defence minister A K Antony steadfastly argued the case of the armed forces, often drawing support from finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Chidambaram said that a group of interlocutors would be appointed under the chairmanship of an eminent person “to begin the process of a sustained dialogue with all sections of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including political parties/groups, youth and student organizations , civil society organizations and other stakeholders” .
Chidambaram said that the Omar Abdullah government has been advised to “immediately convene a meeting of the Unified Command and to review the deployment of security forces in the Valley, especially Srinagar, with particular reference to de-scaling the number of bunkers, checkpoints etc. in Srinagar and other towns, and to review the notitification of areas as ‘disturbed areas’ .”Given the heavy representation of security forces in the Unified Command , no dramatic results can come out of the review.
In the CCS, defence minister A K Antony steadfastly argued the case of the armed forces, often drawing support from finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Chidambaram said that a group of interlocutors would be appointed under the chairmanship of an eminent person “to begin the process of a sustained dialogue with all sections of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including political parties/groups, youth and student organizations , civil society organizations and other stakeholders” .
Chidambaram said that the Omar Abdullah government has been advised to “immediately convene a meeting of the Unified Command and to review the deployment of security forces in the Valley, especially Srinagar, with particular reference to de-scaling the number of bunkers, checkpoints etc. in Srinagar and other towns, and to review the notitification of areas as ‘disturbed areas’ .”Given the heavy representation of security forces in the Unified Command , no dramatic results can come out of the review.
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