The delegation will also meet Governor and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
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All the parties agreed to this fact and emphasised that steps need to be taken to restore normalcy and peace in Kashmir at the earliest.
A disappointed Yechury later told the media that they “had come to hold talks and listen to his (Geelani’s) viewpoint”.
The marriage of the young police officer is not the first such incident where a Kashmiri has taken a spouse from Pakistan-administered Kashmir or from other parts of Pakistan.
An all-party delegation, led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will visit Jammu and Kashmir on September 4-5 as violent protests continued in the Valley following the killing of Hizbul militant Burhan Wani in July.
She also spoke of a three pronged approach advice in her post and said “During my meeting with the Prime Minister last month, I suggested a three-pronged approach; talks with all sections of society within J&K including the separatist leadership, and also with PAKISTAN to put the reconciliation and resolution process back on track”.
Separately, Asaduddin Owaisi of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen went to meet moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz at Chashma Shahi where a tourist hut has been converted to a sub-jail. According to the leaders, cited by India Today, “one fails to understand what hope to attach with a delegation which has neither spelled out its mandate for any engagement on a clear agenda”.
The separatists, who are either locked up in Srinagar prisons or in their homes, said they were not surprised with Mehbooba’s “dominant concern, as expressed in her letter, is to “lend credence and credibility” to the delegation visiting Kashmir avowedly to ascertain wishes of the people”.
As the MPs landed in Srinagar, more violence erupted across the Kashmir Valley.
At least 40 people were injured as security forces used shotgun pellets to disperse thousands of protesters in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
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The complex was inaugurated just previous year and numerous district offices had not moved into the new state-of-the-art building. These include leaders of various political parties, trade unions and students and teachers associations.
