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Pant replies to clarifications
sought by Shabir Shah

The sources told PTI that an "emissary" of Pant had left for Srinagar with the letter, which would be handed over to Shah, president of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP).

The contents of the letter were not immediately known, but sources maintained that "all clarifications" sought by Shah had been replied to.

Earlier this month, a two-member JKDFP team comprising Saleem Geelani, spokesman and chief organiser of the party, and Maulana Abdullah Tari, secretary general, handed a letter to Pant, seeking clarifications on the Centre's move.

The party had made it clear that it would take the next step after receiving a "right response" to four issues raised by it for "clarifications" from Pant.

The clarifications were sought on whether talks would be held with Pakistan, even though at a later stage, the agenda of talks and whether the Centre considered the Kashmir issue as a law and order problem or a dispute which needs to be resolved.

The JKDFP also sought to know whether the Government was serious about holding talks with groups like the National Conference and Congress and whether the government planned to hold talks with Kashmiri militant groups.

PTI

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