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All-party team to visit Jammu on Saturday

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday indicated that it would send an all-party delegation to Jammu on Saturday for a dialogue with leaders of the Shri Amarnathji Yatra Sangharsh Samiti who are demanding restoration of the order giving land to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.

Government sources told The Hindu on Thursday that the team was likely to be led by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister Shivraj Patil.

The sources said that Mr. Patil spoke to the BJP leader Arun Jaitley and invited the BJP to participate in the visit. Mr. Jaitley had also participated in the all-party meeting, convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday on the Amarnath land row. Other political parties have also received the invitation, the sources said.

Wednesday’s meeting had resolved to hold direct dialogue with the agitators in Jammu, led by the Shri Amarnathji Yatra Sangharsh Samiti for an amicable solution.

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