Hizbul Mujahideen denies split

By Shujaat Bukhari

SRINAGAR AUG. 9. Putting all speculation of a possible split in Hizbul Mujahideen at rest, a spokesman of the organisation said that it supported the withdrawl of the ceasefire and ruled out the possibility of having contacts with the Government.

In a statement to the local news agency CNS this evening, the Hizb spokesman commander Masood condemned the statement of the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, in which he had stated that they were still in contact with them.

``It is aimed at misleading the people'', he said adding that after the August 3 meeting with the Union Home Secretary there is no contact between Hizb and the GOI.

After the cancellation of the ceasefire there was no possibility of having any contact with GOI, he clarified.

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