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Alternative to pellet guns soon: Rajnath

Combative Mehbooba loses cool at press meet; condemns stone-pelting

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti interact with media during a press conference in Srinagar
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti interact with media during a press conference in Srinagar

Agencies Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
At the end of his two-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said he met more than 300 people from all walks of life to assess the sense among the people of the Valley that has witnessed unrest for the last 47 days. Singh said the Union government was open to dialogue, that an all-party delegation would visit the Valley soon and an alternative to pellet guns, which have left scores with eye injuries, is being looked at.
 
Singh, with a combative Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti by his side, also addressed a

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