Jammu, May 24 -- Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari today said, "We saw that in Ladakh, all parties joined hands for the interests of Ladakh, and the Centre was forced to initiate a dialogue with them to address their aspirations."

"Taking a cue from Ladakh, all political parties must unite to compel the Centre to initiate a dialogue with the people and political parties to address the issues of Jammu and Kashmir," he said.

He said it is imperative that the Centre starts a dialogue with the people of Jammu and Kashmir to resolve their genuine issues and grievances. He said that the Apni Party will support any such attempt if it is made.

He was addressing a workers' convention today at Virdhi Farm, Rajpur Kohlar, Birpur, Samba. This eve...