Separatists find nothing new in PM's offer of talks

Srinagar, Oct 29 (PTI) Separatists in Jammu and Kashmir today said there is nothing new in the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's latest offer of talks.

"There is no need to react to the latest statement of the Indian Prime Minister. There is nothing new in the offer of talks," Ayaz Akbar, spokesman of the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani told PTI.

"Our stand is crystal clear. We want India to accept the disputed nature of Kashmir, withdraw its troops, release political prisoners and then initiate talks aimed at implementing the UN resolutions guaranteeing right of self-determination to the people of Kashmir," he said.

Moderate faction of Hurriyat headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is also divided on the issue of talks with New Delhi.