Former IB Director Sharma to hold sustained dialogue with people of J-K: Rajnath

New Delhi, October 23
Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director Dineshwar Sharma will hold sustained dialogue with people of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Monday.
Sharma, who will be hold a rank equivalent to Cabinet Secretary, will interact with all, including youth, and share his report with the Central and state government, Rajnath said.
He will talk to all stakeholders but the minister did not specify whether he will have talk to the Hurriyat.
Sharma will engage with every section of J&K and will have all the powers to set the agenda for the talks, Rajnath said.
Sharma will have an open ended time frame to hold dialogue with people in the state.
When asked had it not been better if dialogue could have been better at political level, the home minister said Sharma is competent to do the job.