Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a press conference in New Delhi onMonday. Picture by Prem SinghNew Delhi, Oct. 23 (PTI): A sustained dialogue will be initiated by the government to find a solution to the Kashmir issue, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Addressing a hurriedly-convened press conference, Singh said former director of the Intelligence Bureau Dineshwar Sharma would be the central government's representative to initiate dialogue with all stakeholders in Jammu & Kashmir. Sharma will decide whom he wants to hold talks with, Singh said when asked whether he would have dialogue with the Hurriyat Conference. The initiative has been taken in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address, the home minister said.

Source: The Telegraph October 23, 2017 11:26 UTC