<p>The appointment of Dineshwar Sharma, a former Intelligence Bureau director, as an interlocutor to initiate a sustained dialogue to find a solution to Kashmir issue on Monday evoked mixed response among mainstreams while separatists declined to comment.<br /><br />While welcoming the initiative, J&K Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti said the dialogue is a necessity of the hour and the only way to go forward.<br /><br />“This dialogue initiative is in line with P.M @narendramodi‘s 15th August speech ‘na goli se, na gaali se, Kashmir ki samasya suljhegi gale lagaane se’ (sic),” she tweeted.<br /><br />National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah termed the offer “as the acceptance of the political nature of the Kashmir issue” which he said is a resounding defeat of those who could only see the use of force as a solution.<br /><br />However, while referring to Rajanth’s statement that Sharma would try to understand the legitimate aspirations of the people, Omar sought to know who would define which of the demands are genuine.<br /><br />“The ‘legitimate aspirations’ of people of J&K is an interesting formulation. Who gets to decide what is legitimate?” he tweeted.<br /><br />Omar also sought to know the fate of the probe into terror funding cases.<br /><br />Welcome move<br /><br />The Congress on Monday said it welcomed the appointment of an interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir saying it was a clear admission by the Modi government that its “muscular policy” has failed in the troubled state.<br /><br />“From no-talks to talks with all stakeholders is a major victory for those who had strongly argued for a political solution in Jammu and Kashmir,” former home minister P Chidambaram said.“With the appointment of an interlocutor, I hope the government has finally admitted muscular approach has failed,” he tweeted.</p>
<p>The appointment of Dineshwar Sharma, a former Intelligence Bureau director, as an interlocutor to initiate a sustained dialogue to find a solution to Kashmir issue on Monday evoked mixed response among mainstreams while separatists declined to comment.<br /><br />While welcoming the initiative, J&K Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti said the dialogue is a necessity of the hour and the only way to go forward.<br /><br />“This dialogue initiative is in line with P.M @narendramodi‘s 15th August speech ‘na goli se, na gaali se, Kashmir ki samasya suljhegi gale lagaane se’ (sic),” she tweeted.<br /><br />National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah termed the offer “as the acceptance of the political nature of the Kashmir issue” which he said is a resounding defeat of those who could only see the use of force as a solution.<br /><br />However, while referring to Rajanth’s statement that Sharma would try to understand the legitimate aspirations of the people, Omar sought to know who would define which of the demands are genuine.<br /><br />“The ‘legitimate aspirations’ of people of J&K is an interesting formulation. Who gets to decide what is legitimate?” he tweeted.<br /><br />Omar also sought to know the fate of the probe into terror funding cases.<br /><br />Welcome move<br /><br />The Congress on Monday said it welcomed the appointment of an interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir saying it was a clear admission by the Modi government that its “muscular policy” has failed in the troubled state.<br /><br />“From no-talks to talks with all stakeholders is a major victory for those who had strongly argued for a political solution in Jammu and Kashmir,” former home minister P Chidambaram said.“With the appointment of an interlocutor, I hope the government has finally admitted muscular approach has failed,” he tweeted.</p>
