Interlocutor will decide on whom to talk to: Singh

Dineshwar Sharma, former Director of Intelligence Bureau, calling on the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, after being appointed as the Representative of Government of India to initiate dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir. PTI photo.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the newly appointed interlocutor for Jammu & Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, would decide on whom he will engage with in the state.

Asked if Sharma would hold talks with the Hurriyat Conference, as suggested by some state politicians, Singh said, "It depends upon him whom he talks to or engages with."

The minister dodged questions by reporters on what signals the government sought to send to Pakistan with the appointment of the interlocutor.

 Read More : J&K interlocutor decision suspect, only for publicity: Cong

Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels| Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks