CPI-M has favoured maximum autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir and has asked the Central government to initiate unconditional dialogue with all sections in the state to resolve the Kashmir issue. CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat demanded these things on behalf of the party.

The dialogue should be open and the way forward is by recognising the special status of the state and the need to assure the people of their identity. These require a new political framework in which the bedrock is maximu...