Mirwaiz Umar Farooq And the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front have rejected the invitation to attend the all-part meet in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) led by Home Minister P Chidambaram.
They will instead submit a joint memorandum to the all-party delegation, JKLF chief Yasin Malik said. Speaking to Indian Television, Mirwaiz Omar Farooq said, "We have seen that only when a major crisis erupts, there are visible efforts to engage and understand our aspirations. As soon as immediate crisis subsides, political complacency restored."
"We choose not to meet your delegation and will send a joint memorandum to all. We have reiterated our four points for a peace process to begin. We propose talks between parliamentary committees of India and Pakistan," he added.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani of the Hurriyat Conference also refused to meet the delegation, calling it an "eye-wash".
The main Opposition leader Mehbooba Mufti of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will send a team to meet the delegation.
The 39-member delegation will meet various political parties and people's forums in Srinagar on its two-day visit, and will focus on reaching out to as many Kashmiris as possible and hear out their grievances.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said feedback from the delegation will help evolve the government's strategy on J&K issues.
The IoK Valley has been in the grip of a vicious cycle of violence and over 100 people have been killed in clashes with security forces in the last three months.
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