All’s not lost: Hurriyat plays down walkout, says will talk

‘‘Even as the Centre is yet to deliver on the human rights front, we have decided to stick to our stand of talking to resolve the problem,’’ he said.

Ansari said the Centre has not shown sincerity so far and after the killing of five civilians in Bandipore, a youth was killed again yesterday. ‘‘It is in contravention to the agreements made in New Delhi,’’ he said, adding ‘‘we are definitely hurt but hopeful too about the situation changing.’’

The Hurriyat chairman said Haq’s decision to opt out of talks is both ‘‘impulsive and compulsive’’. ‘‘He took the decision in haste and I think his party put pressure on him to back out,’’ he said.

Haq walked out of the dialogue process citing worsening human rights record as the reason. He also made an appeal to other delegation members that interacted with Advani to spurn talks till New Delhi initiates confidence-building measures.

‘‘All the five people who held the first round of parleys will be in New Delhi for the second round. Qureshi will have to join because I feel things will move on ground,’’ he insisted.