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Sharad Yadav and other MPs walking towards the gate of Syed Ali Geelani’s residence at Hyderpora on September 04, 2016. (KL Image: Mehraj Bhat)
Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani had told his party men to close doors for anyone who comes to meet him when reports reached Hyderpora that a few members of All Party Delegation will come to visit him.
A six-member MP delegation split in to three groups and made efforts to meet the top resistance leadership on Sunday. The six MPS are part of All Party Delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh who landed in Srinagar and met pro-India parties at SKICC today.
MPs Sitaram Yechury, Sharad Yadav and D Raja reached Geelani’s Hyderpora residence-cum-office around 6PM.
Ahead of the APD’s visit, Geelani had suggested “all stake holders to stay away from meeting the members of APD”.
MPs D Raja and Sitaram Yechury waiting outside Syed Ali Geelani’s residence when the latter refused to give them audience on September 04, 2016. (KL Image: Mehraj Bhat)
Almost all the Kashmir and mainland India based media had already reached Hyderpora almost one and a half hour ago. As news flashed on TV screens, people from adjoining areas came out of their homes and managed to reach Geelani’s home.
“It is strict curfew here but people rushed to Geelani’s residence and pro-freedom sloganeering started,” a local said, “meanwhile, Azaadi taraanay started playing from Masjids in the vicinity.”
The trio MPs came in Ambassadors which stopped some metres away from the residence of Geelani and were greeted by pro-freedom slogans.
A police wanton is stationed against the main gate of Geelani’s residence and the trio went up to the small gate which was, however, closed from inside. Geelani is under house arrest since 2010.
They waited for almost ten minutes but no one came to open it.
“We had come to hold talks and listen to his (Geelani’s) viewpoint. But he didn’t open the door,” said Yechury, adding “Only through talks we can move forward.”
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik also refused to hold talks with the members of all-party delegation visiting Kashmir.
Earlier, the MPs said that it was their personal initiative. “Let Hurriyat reject us but we must try,” they said before setting out to meet the trio resistance leaders.
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