What Separatists Did Was Not Kashmiriyat, Says Rajnath Singh: Highlights

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh held a press conference today and briefed the media following yesterday's all-party delegation visit to Kashmir. Here are the highlights

• Parliament is very serious about the situation in Kashmir.
• There is no dispute that J&K was, is, will be India's integral part
• An all party delegation met the Governor, Chief Minister
• A total of around 300 people met the delegation.
• There are people from political parties, civil society, university teachers and V-Cs, fruit growers, students and public intellectuals
• Everyone wants that the situation in Kashmir must improve.
• Some members also reached out to the separatists,
• We didn't say yes or no to delegation meeting Hurriyat
• But they were turned away
• What separatists did was neither Kashmiriyat, nor Insaniyat
• Refusing discussions was also reflective that
• I had said earlier that a committee will give its report on non-lethal weapons within 2 months
• Much ahead of the deadline, the committee has already given its report
• And an alternative has been found, the chilli PAVA shells
• This will not kill or severely injure anyone.
• My advice to those continuing to take to violence - talks are the only way forward.
• On Mehbooba Mufti's letter to separatists: Yes, I am aware of such a letter.
• On speaking to Pakistan: This is India's internal matter. I am speaking to my countrymen. There is no need to drag outsiders into