‘Emissary’ row – truth in Geelani’s claim or a political conspiracy?

Is there any truth to Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s claim or is it just a political conspiracy as the BJP claims? He is the face of the hardline faction of Kashmiri separatists. So Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s claim — that he met Narendra Modi’s ’emissaries’ but turned down an offer of talks on the Kashmir issue — has stirred an enormous controversy. The BJP has claimed that Geelani’s statment is mischievous and false. Now, a member of BJP’s ally Ram Vilas Paswan’s party has said he has met the hardline leader in the past, but not as an emissary, thus muddying the waters further.

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