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MPs,
civil society members to break Kashmir ice
Friday December 03, 2010 12:09:07 PM ,
IANS
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Srinagar:
A 10-member delegation of parliamentarians and civil society
activists arrives here Friday to interact with separatists,
locals, victims of the recent unrest, mainstream politicians and
the youth to discuss ways to solve the Kashmir problem.
The delegation includes Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ram
Vilas Paswan, Communist Party of India's (CPI) D. Raja, Communist
Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Gopal Choudhary, Telugu Desam
Party's (TDP) Namo Nageshwar Rao, Janata Dal-Secular's Danish Ali
and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt as well as journalist Seema Mustafa.
The group is expected to call on hardline separatist leader Syed
Ali Geelani, moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq,
Democratic Freedom Party president Shabir Shah, Jammu and Kashmir
Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and
mainstream People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba
Mufti.
The team will also meet relatives of the youth killed during the
unrest that started June 11, local youths and representatives of
the minority Pandits among others.
"We will build parliamentary and civil society pressure for taking
steps needed for building a conducive atmosphere in the Valley,"
Seema Mustafa told a local newspaper here.
She also said the appointment of non-political interlocutors by
the central government was "disappointing and the need of the hour
is to involve those who can bridge the gap here".
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