Srinagar : Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti Monday welcomed the initiative of Union Government of appointing an interlocutor for leading a sustained dialogue with stakeholders in Jammu & Kashmir.

“Dialogue is a necessity of the hour and the only way to go forward. 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’,” Mehbooba tweeted minutes after Home Minister Rajnath Sing announced the decision in a press conference in New Delhi.

While announcing the centre’s sustained dialogue on Kashmir, Singh said that t former Director of IB, Dineshwar Sharma will initiate a sustained interaction and dialogue to understand legitimate aspirations of people in Jammu and Kashmir.

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