<p class="title">Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani had led a peace effort in Jammu and Kashmir in 2002 as the chairman of the Kashmir Committee constituted to reach out to separatists.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee held several rounds of talks with the separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference despite opposition from the hardline factions. The two sides also came out with a five-point statement in Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Comprising civil society members, eminent jurists and journalists, the Committee's dialogue was followed by meetings between the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, his deputy L K Advani and moderate separatists in early 2004.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jethmalani had said he was interested in the future of Kashmir and desired to see the "issue was settled" but felt the exit of the BJP-led NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the 2004 elections was a big setback to such moves.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Kashmir Committee gradually went into oblivion though there were some scattered meetings by Jethmalani with separatist leaders.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In subsequent years, he mentioned in many pieces about the endeavours of the Committee and how it was important to reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is my desire to see Kashmir issue should get resolved. It is such a beautiful nation, the violence should end and love should rule here. We should forget the petty things and love should rule," he had said in 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He had said there were some "disgruntled voices" in Kashmir, which needed to be addressed and people should sit down and resolve their differences amicably. </p>
<p class="title">Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani had led a peace effort in Jammu and Kashmir in 2002 as the chairman of the Kashmir Committee constituted to reach out to separatists.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee held several rounds of talks with the separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference despite opposition from the hardline factions. The two sides also came out with a five-point statement in Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Comprising civil society members, eminent jurists and journalists, the Committee's dialogue was followed by meetings between the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, his deputy L K Advani and moderate separatists in early 2004.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jethmalani had said he was interested in the future of Kashmir and desired to see the "issue was settled" but felt the exit of the BJP-led NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the 2004 elections was a big setback to such moves.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Kashmir Committee gradually went into oblivion though there were some scattered meetings by Jethmalani with separatist leaders.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In subsequent years, he mentioned in many pieces about the endeavours of the Committee and how it was important to reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is my desire to see Kashmir issue should get resolved. It is such a beautiful nation, the violence should end and love should rule here. We should forget the petty things and love should rule," he had said in 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He had said there were some "disgruntled voices" in Kashmir, which needed to be addressed and people should sit down and resolve their differences amicably. </p>