Talks not possible till Pak stops insurgency — Omar Abdullah

"Whom should India talk (with)?" he asked and claimed that Pakistan’s chiefexecutive general Pervez Musharraf was directly involved in the Kargilconflict and subsequent rising of insurgency in the Kashmir valley.

"Complacency at this stage would deteriorate the situation," he toldreporters here, adding, "We have to gear up our anti-insurgency operationsto foil their (Islamabad’s) evil designs."

Abdullah accused Hurriyat leaders of fomenting militancy in the state, "thefunds for which come from across the border".

"People who do not have faith in the Constitution of the country should bekept behind bars as there is no place for them in the society," he said.

On US President Bill Clinton’s visit to India next month, the Minister saidthat Washington has no role in resolving the Kashmir problem or any otherinternal matter of India.

Abdullah said the state autonomy report submitted by the government to theCentre "may not be perfect". The report, he said, would be examined by ateam of ministers from the Centre and the state.

The Union Minister apprehended a "confrontation" between the state and theCentre over autonomy, but that "should not deter (the ruling) NationalConference from pursuing its autonomy agenda".

"Autonomy is not a demand for separation, but strengthening bonds betweenKashmir and rest of the country," he said.

Asked if NC would follow a political or constitutional course for autonomy,he preferred to toe the constitutional line.

"We are not saying that this report is perfect. There should be a debateand discussions over the issue," Abdullah said.