The final decision on these issues, however, will be taken after the all-party delegation, which visited the troubled state, meets here tomorrow and consultations at the highest level of the government, sources said.
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As part of the same exercise, a number of students from other parts of the country also met him here on Wednesday. Then, the “separatist” leadership had let them in when they knocked at their doorsteps.
After his meeting with Mirwaiz, Yechury said, “We are urging both sides to first restore normalcy and ensure that sufferings of people during last two months ends”.
In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyet leaders including Aasiya Andrabi and Nayeem Ahmad Khan have said that the visiting all-party Indian parliamentary delegation got a clear and unambiguous message from Kashmir, that there would be no talks until India accepts Kashmir as a disputed territory.
In a statement issued today, the 19-year-old tried to bring the world’s attention to the decades-long suffering of her 14 million Kashmiri sisters and brothers. “He expressed his inability to carry out any talks”, the AIMIM leader said.
The members also asked the Central and state government to take steps to ensure that educational institutions, government offices and commercial establishments start functioning normally at the earliest.
A delegation of various political and religious groups from Kargil district of Ladakh on Monday met the All Party delegation, where they called for an unconditional dialogue with separatists to resolve the Kashmir issue and bring peace in the region.
Mehbooba on Saturday evening wrote to separatists “in my capacity as the president of the Peoples Democratic Party”, requesting them “to take the lead and engage with the all-party delegation of parliamentarians”.
She said she was committed to help initiate a “sustained and meaningful dialogue” within the state with political groups, irrespective of the ideological views and predilections of the political groups.
They also referred to her “outburst” during a press conference with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh recently, and said it seemed to even “embarrass” the minister.
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The delegation had come here to cool the volatile situation arising out of violent protests that have gripped the Valley since the killing of Hizbul militant Burhan Wani on July 8. Police sources said almost 50 people were injured in various clashes between stone-pelting protesters and security forces.
