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By Shujaat Bukhari
In response to charges levelled by the District Magistrate against its senior leader, Syed Ali Geelani, the party general secretary, Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, said "of course, Syed Ali Geelani is a member of the Jamaat, but your (magistrate) perception of the organisation that it is abetting militancy politically and morally is an illusory and unfounded charge and betrays lack of knowledge of the Jamaat and its aims and objectives.'' The Jamaat, reiterating its stand on resolving the Kashmir issue, said "Kashmir is a dispute and the key for durable peace in South Asia lies in its settlement once for all through tripartite negotiations.'' The Jamaat general secretary reiterated the demand that any action against Syed Ali Geelani ought to have been effected only after due process of law and charges levelled against him substantiated in the court of law.
Mufti calls for talks
The former Union Home Minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, called for a formal dialogue with the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and maintained that their offer to broker peace was a positive development. Mr. Sayeed told a news conference here said "it is for the Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee, to seize the opportunity and invite them for talks''. He said it was a welcome development that the alliance was now talking the language of having a direct dialogue with Delhi instead of a tripartite one. Their suggestion to go to Pakistan is also a good idea as they propose to have talks with leaders of the United Jehad Council whom they can tell about the ground situation in Kashmir. He supported the Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, on the Kashmir issue. Dr Abdullah had on Thursday lashed out at Centre for its "discriminatory policies with Kashmiri Muslims.
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