Ahead of his maiden visit to Leh and Kargil, Sharma said the youth will work for peace as they have understood that all problems can be addressed only when there is peace.
During the meeting today, Dineshwar Sharma informed CM Mehbooba Mufti about his ongoing four-day visit to Jammu. They also discussed the emerging geopolitical developments in the region since Sharma's last visit to the state.
Gen Rawat said the armed forces operating in the state cannot be “status quoist” and must evolve new strategies and tactics to deal with the situation, which he feels is “marginally” better since he took over a year ago.
In a memorable speech in J&K Assembly, CM Mufti reprimanded the opposition for creating roadblock in path to peace in the Valley.
Speaking in the Assembly, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah demanded that the government give a clarification on Dineshwar Sharma's mandate.
The decision was taken after Union Home Ministry made the recommendation in this regard after the newly-appointed Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma submitted his report.
Over 2,200 migrant families are living at Talwara camp since 1996 when they were forced to flee their homes in Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu region at the height of militancy.
Sharma will remain in Jammu till Sunday after which he will leave for the Kashmir Valley, officials said.
The government, Arun Jaitley said, through its interlocutor, intends to engage with all who want to talk to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Dineshwar Sharma, who arrived here last evening on the second leg of his visit to J&K, said the Centre had given him the task to restore peace in Kashmir and find some solution.
As the Centre's special representative for Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma began his five-day visit to the state today, the CRPF said there were inputs about terrorists stepping up violence to disrupt the peace initiative.
Centre's special representative for Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma today reached here for a five-day visit to the state.
Hardline Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday said its leaders will not meet the Centre's special representative for Kashmir.
Dineshwar Sharma, who is originally from Bihar and was a Kerala-cadre IPS officer of the 1979 batch, held the Intelligence Bureau director’s post from 2014 to 2016.
Dineshwar Sharma, the former Intelligence Bureau director said that no one should jump to conclusions before the process of talks with various stakeholders in Kashmir began.
The Enforcement Directorate had recently sent notice to Yasin Malik and a Srinagar-based couple for alleged forex violation of Rs 48.23 lakh under provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), officials said.
Official sources said Dineshwar Sharma would be secured by commandos of the CRPF whenever he travels to any part of the country.
Ram Madhav rebutted opposition criticism, saying PM Modi's Kashmir policy was consistent in a sense that tackling the issue needed a multi-pronged approach.
P Chidambaram said that the NDA government's Kashmir policy was "misguided" and that had deteriorated the situation in the state.
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