Amid media reports that Centre is going to invite political parties of Jammu Kashmir for talks on June 24 in New Delhi, National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah Saturday said that they will first sit and discuss the strategy to be followed if they get the formal invitation from New Delhi.
AGDThe PDP chief, however, confirmed that she has got an invitation from New Delhi while Jammu Kashmir Apni Party states that “solution to Jammu Kashmir’s problem lies at New Delhi.”
Dr Farooq while speaking to news agency said, “So far we haven’t received any formal invitation from New Delhi for talks. If we get any invitation, we will first sit and discuss the strategy to be adopted for the meeting. So far we haven’t received any invitation from Centre.”
The PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, however, confirmed that she has received a formal invitation from New Delhi for the meeting on June 24. “Yes, I got a phone call from Delhi and I have been invited for a meeting on June 24. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendera Modi,” she said. “I haven’t decided yet whether to attend the meet.”
Asked whether all mainstream leaders have been invited, she feigned ignorance by stating that “I have no idea…”
CPI (M) leader M Y Tarigami also said that he hasn’t got any invitation from the Centre. “Neither formal nor informal invitation has been received by me. There is no communication from New Delhi at all,” he said. Sources, however, confirmed to KNO that Centre is going to invite all the leaders from Jammu Kashmir’s mainstream camp one by one. “All the leaders will be invited through phone calls,” a source privy to the development said.
Jammu Kashmir Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari said that the solution to Jammu Kashmir’s problem lies in New Delhi not Islamabad, New York or London. “We openly state that we have a relation with Delhi Delhi’s invitation to J&K’s political parties is a welcome development. We openly state that we have a relation with Delhi. My question to all the political parties is they called us King’s party, now who is king’s party?,” Bukhari told KNO in an obvious reference to NC and PDP.
Bukhari said there were three main issues: restoration of statehood, security of jobs and security of land. “With God’s grace and support of PM Modi and HM Amit Shah we have managed security of jobs and security of land and I believe within a year or so, statehood will also be restored.”—(KNO)