<p>''We have not received a formal invitation so far. We have only come to know about it through the media and it would not be prudent to react on media reports,'' the Mirwaiz told PTI.<br /><br />The delegation will visit Kashmir to interact with a cross section of the society, including separatist leaders, to find a solution to the present unrest in the Valley, which has left 98 persons dead and hundreds others injured.<br /><br />The decision to send the delegation was taken at an all- party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Wednesday to assess the ground situation and submit a report to the Centre.<br /><br />The Mirwaiz has been invited by the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to attend a meeting on Jammu and Kashmir and a foreign ministers' meeting in New York later this month.<br /><br />The hard line faction of Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani has decided not to meet the all-party delegation saying it did not have the mandate to hold talks beyond the Constitution of India.<br /><br />"Since the mandate of the delegation is limited to talking within the framework of the Indian constitution, we have decided not to meet it," a senior hard line Hurriyat leader said after the meeting of the Majlis-e-Shoura (Advisory Council) here.<br /><br />He said Hurriyat will participate in talks with the Centre only if it accepted Jammu and Kashmir as a dispute yet to be resolved.<br /><br />In a statement issued after the meeting, Geelani asserted that wars and confrontations do not resolve disputes and the parties concerned have to come to the table even after war.<br /><br />"But the realistic approach needed for holding successful talks is missing on part of Government of India," the hard line leader said.<br /><br />He urged the people to hold banners and placards calling for demilitarisation of the state during the visit of the all- party delegation to present a true picture of the wishes and aspirations of the people here.</p>
<p>''We have not received a formal invitation so far. We have only come to know about it through the media and it would not be prudent to react on media reports,'' the Mirwaiz told PTI.<br /><br />The delegation will visit Kashmir to interact with a cross section of the society, including separatist leaders, to find a solution to the present unrest in the Valley, which has left 98 persons dead and hundreds others injured.<br /><br />The decision to send the delegation was taken at an all- party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Wednesday to assess the ground situation and submit a report to the Centre.<br /><br />The Mirwaiz has been invited by the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to attend a meeting on Jammu and Kashmir and a foreign ministers' meeting in New York later this month.<br /><br />The hard line faction of Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani has decided not to meet the all-party delegation saying it did not have the mandate to hold talks beyond the Constitution of India.<br /><br />"Since the mandate of the delegation is limited to talking within the framework of the Indian constitution, we have decided not to meet it," a senior hard line Hurriyat leader said after the meeting of the Majlis-e-Shoura (Advisory Council) here.<br /><br />He said Hurriyat will participate in talks with the Centre only if it accepted Jammu and Kashmir as a dispute yet to be resolved.<br /><br />In a statement issued after the meeting, Geelani asserted that wars and confrontations do not resolve disputes and the parties concerned have to come to the table even after war.<br /><br />"But the realistic approach needed for holding successful talks is missing on part of Government of India," the hard line leader said.<br /><br />He urged the people to hold banners and placards calling for demilitarisation of the state during the visit of the all- party delegation to present a true picture of the wishes and aspirations of the people here.</p>