Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president and J&K affairs in-charge Avinash Rai Khanna Monday said that Centre was open for dialogue with the Hurriyat leaders.

Speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of a party function in Srinagar, Khanna said that J&K residents including Hurriyat leaders are welcome to talk but within the ambit of Indian constitution.

The development comes a day after Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq responded to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s announcement that Hurriyat leaders were ready for talks.

This post was published on June 24, 2019