Rajnath Singh in Kashmir to hold talks with stakeholders

Srinagar, Aug 24 (PTI) Home Minister Rajnath Singh todaysaid he will hold talks with various stakeholders in Kashmirand invited all those who believe in ‘Kashmiriyat, Insaniyatand Jamhooriyat’ as he arrived here on a two-day visit underCentre’s outreach in the Valley which has been hit by violencesince July 9. Singh, who is accompanied by Home Secretary RajivMehrishi, will review the situation in Kashmir where as manyas 65 persons have been killed and over 8000 injured inclashes between protestors and security forces that broke outin the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander BurhanWani in an encounter. The Union Minister arrived at Srinagar airport at 11.30AM in a special plane. "I will be staying at the Nehru Guest House. Those whobelieve in Kashmiriyat, Insaniyat and Jamhooriyat arewelcome," he tweeted before heading for Kashmir. "Shall interact with civil society groups, politicalparties and other stakeholders," Singh said in his tweets. The Minister’s visit to Kashmir comes after PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’s interaction with a delegation ofopposition parties led by former state chief minister OmarAbdullah in the national capital on Monday. Modi had expressed "deep concern and pain" over thesituation there and had asked all political parties to worktogether to find a "permanent and lasting" solution toproblems in Jammu and Kashmir. This is the second visit of Singh in a month to theValley. PTI SKL MIJRT