Home minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday the behaviour of Kashmiri separatist leaders towards members of an all-party delegation that reached out to them over peace talks in the violence-hit region defied the spirit of “Kashmiriyat” and “insaniyat”. Singh said the government was concerned about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, adding “we all are of the view that things in Kashmir need to improve”. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, he said Jammu and Kashmir will always remain an integral part of India. He is leading the 30-member delegation on a two-day visit that the separatists have dismissed as a futile exercise. “What I learnt from some members of the all-party delegation, who went to meet the separatist leaders, was certainly neither ‘Kashmiriyat’ nor ‘insaniyat’ (humane),” the home minister said.

Source: Hindustan Times September 05, 2016 06:04 UTC