Don’t talk with Govt: Omar tells Hurriyat

National Conference president Omar Abdullah today urged the Hurriyat’s Ansari faction to desist from holding dialogue over Kashmir with New Delhi unless the Bandipora killings are thoroughly investigated and the guilty punished.

He said there should be no dialogue with New Delhi unless the Centre proves its sincerity by ensuring that such incidents do not recur and the dignity, self-respect and human rights of the people of the state are protected, Omar said in a press release from Srinagar.

‘‘It’s surprising and sad that while Mufti’s predicament to