Will meet BJP team only if they visit us: Valley separatists

Moderate Hurriyat Conference had a similar condition. We have already met the leaders from various political parties. We will meet the BJP leaders too if they visit us, Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq said.

The BJP delegation headed by the former party president Rajnath Singh,who completed their two-day visit to Jammu,said they have no reservations about meeting the separatists. We welcome all shades of opinion in Kashmir,including the separatists,for talks, Singh said in Jammu on Monday. However,he made it clear that the talks will be within the ambit of the Constitution.

He also said the group will not knock on the separatists doors. We would hear them if they come forward to talk.

Last year,BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj,who were part of a visiting all-party delegation,did not join the group of leaders who called on Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani,Mirwaiz and JKLF chief Yasin Malik. Subsequently,Swaraj termed the decision of visiting separatists a wrong move.