Srinagar: The Centre's interlocutor on the Kashmir issue N N Vohra on April 22 began
his mission by holding talks with Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Abdul Rehman
Trakroo, even as there was no indication whether he would be meeting separatist
leaders in the state.
The meeting with the CPI leader lasted for nearly 30 minutes, during which Trakroo
briefed Vohra about the stand of the party on Kashmir issue and the present
situation in the valley, official sources said.
The 66-year-old bureaucrat would be meeting a delegation of the National Conference
(NC) led by its president Omar Abdullah later on April 22 evening, where the issue
of granting autonomy to the state as one of the solutions to the vexed problem was
likely to be raised, NC sources said.
Vohra is also slated to meet a delegation of the Congress, which would be led by
state Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saif-ud-din Soz
and a delegation of ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Muzzafar Beig,
former chief secretary Mir Nararullah and others.
During his stay, he would hold parleys with a People's Democratic Forum delegated by
Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPM) general secretary Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami.
State Housing Development and Tourism Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir would be
representing the state government during the talks with Vohra.
However, there was no indication as to whether Vohra would be inviting any
separatist groups separately this time, the sources said.
The sources said no separate invitation had been extended to any of the parties or
individuals, adding Vohra was ready to talk to anyone who wanted to come forward.
PTI
