Shimla: Deputy Prime Minster L K Advani on October 9 said the Centre was ready to
negotiate with militants if they abandoned the path of violence to resolve the
Kashmir issue.
It is the declared policy of the government to hold talks with militant
organisations, including the banned outfits, if they shun violence and come to the
negotiation table, he told reporters at Vekanaghat near Shimla after dedicating the
Japyee University of Information Technology to the nation.
The Centre would start talks with elected representatives of the people and the
Opposition to resolve the vexed issue, Advani said.
Pakistan's designs to target Democracy in Jammu and Kashmir through cross-border
terrorism were defeated by the people of the state who participated in the Assembly
elections braving terrorist's threat, Advani said.
PTI
