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Geelani statement: Sanjay Saraf denies carrying message from BJP

Srinagar: Sanjay Saraf, who belongs to Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party in Jammu and Kashmir which is now part of the NDA, today confirmed that he had met Syed Ali Shah Geelani but dismissed

Asked about media reports identifying him as one of the two emissaries, Saraf said he was exploring legal options against a daily which carried the report for "spreading falsehood and dragging my name into something that I was never part of".

Geelani on Friday claimed that Modi had sent two emissaries to him and the separatist leadership in Jammu and Kashmir to create a "soft corner" for the BJP by making a "commitment" to seek a solution to the Kashmir issue.

Geelani has not named the emissaries so far. The meeting allegedly took place in Delhi on March 22. The separatist leader also claimed that the emissaries had called on other separatist leaders who were now pinning hopes with the NDA coming to power for a resolution on Kashmir.