New Delhi: After being virtually snubbed by foreign countries including the US and
Britain on their political line, Hurriyat Conference has deputed a two-member team
to apprise diplomatic corps of their views on fresh developments, including the
appointment of new interlocutor N N Vohra for Jammu and Kashmir.
The delegation comprising former Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Jammu and
Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yaseen Malik met officials of Canada and
Britain to apprise them of the opinions held by the amalgam about new developments.
When contacted, Mirwaiz, while confirming the meetings, refused to divulge anything
further saying, "We will come out in public only after all the meetings are over."
The amalgam leadership had come in for a severe criticism from within after British
High Commissioner Rob Young, during his visit to the valley, criticised Hurriyat's
stand of not participating in the Assembly elections and had also "advised" them to
help in strengthening the Democratic process.
Before this, American Ambassador Robert D Blackwill completely ignored the amalgam
leadership from his schedule during his visit to the valley.
The delegations from the European Union and other Western countries have also asked
the amalgam leadership to come out against violence.
The move was seen as a "damage control" exercise by the Hurriyat to woo the foreign
support, which has been on a decline after Hurriyat chose to keep away from the
election process in the state last year.
PTI
