Srinagar
\nThe Centre\u2019s special representative for Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, on Wednesday called on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah at his residence here to discuss the situation in the state.<\/p>\n
Sharma, who is on a five-day visit of the state, also met CPM leader MY Tarigami, who represents south Kashmir\u2019s Kulgam constituency in the Assembly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe discussed the prevailing situation in the state, as also steps that can be taken to make his visits to the state more meaningful,\u201d Abdullah said after the meeting.<\/p>\n
Senior leader of the ruling PDP, Sartaj Madni, who is Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti\u2019s maternal uncle, will meet Sharma later in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
On his engagements so far, Sharma said his meetings had gone well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI met a lot of people. I wish that peace returns to Kashmir very soon and a political solution also comes as quickly as possible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He said he would try to meet separatist leaders as part of government\u2019s efforts to resolve the issues facing the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will try my best,\u201d Sharma told reporters when asked if he would go an extra mile to meet the Hurriyat Conference leaders.<\/p>\n
The Joint Resistance Forum, a conglomerate of three separatist organisations\u2014the hardline and moderate factions of the Hurriyat Conference and the JKLF\u2014had announced that they would not meet with him and dubbed his appointment a \u201ctime-buying tactic\u201d of the Centre.
\nSharma, the former director of the Intelligence Bureau, is spending three days in the Valley. On Thursday, he travels to Jammu, where he will hold talks with Governor NN Vohra, the Chief Minister and various delegations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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