On a lighter note, Yechury also told Modi to "use his hotline with (Pakistan PM) Nawaz Sharif and ask him not to interfere in India's internal matter". Modi further said the roots of tension in the Kashmir Valley lay in cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan. "When we organise a meeting with all the stakeholders, we should also involve people from the PoK living in other countries or places because PoK is also a part of India," Modi, who chaired an all-party meeting on Kashmir today, said. The opposition demand for an all-party delegation to visit Kashmir was, however, rejected by the government on security grounds. Home Minister Rajnath Singh told reporters that the Prime Minister urged the participants at the meeting to "expose Pakistan's atrocities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Balochistan".

Source: India Today August 12, 2016 12:20 UTC