Srinagar, Jan. 15 -- Terming local militants as "sons of soil", PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said efforts should be made to save them, adding the Government of India (GoI) should initiate dialogue with the militant leadership in Kashmir to end the "gun culture".
"Right now, talks should be held with Pakistan and separatists. Similarly, the militant leadership should also be talked to as it is they who have the guns and only they can end the gun culture," she told reporters in Anantnag after a party function.
"I believe at some stage, talks will have to be held with Hurriyat Conference and militants as well," she said.
Mehbooba said local militants should be prevented from walking on the path of violence.
"Right from the time I came ...