“We have not been invited,” Omar Abdullah, a former chief minister and NC president, told Hindustan Times on Thursday. A crucial all-party meeting on Friday to discuss steps to restore normalcy in violence-hit Kashmir will not be represented by prominent mainstream parties, including the state’s principal opposition party National Conference. The former chief minister said it was futile to kick-start initiatives only when there is a crisis in Kashmir. Abdullah was the chief minister in 2010 when a similar meet was held after a cycle of violence rocked the Valley following a fake encounter. An all-party meeting is being held, box ticked.

Source: Hindustan Times August 11, 2016 19:05 UTC