Reigniting hopes of a political reach-out in Kashmir, the Centre’s interlocutor, Dineshwar Sharma, on Wednesday said he “is willing to meet whoever wanted to meet him” after he met former Chief Minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah in Srinagar. Speaking to The Hindu after the meeting, Mr. Sharma said he met Mr. Abdullah as his mandate was to meet all kinds of people, not just politicians, in Jammu and Kashmir. I met the Governor recently and non-political figures. He met Mr. Abdullah at his residence in Srinagar on Wednesday morning. He, however, was quick to add: “I will meet whoever wants to meet me.”

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2019 17:15 UTC