Mainstream political parties meet at Farooq Abdullah’s residence going on
Srinagar, Aug 4 (PTI) Leaders of the mainstream political parties in Kashmir are holding an all party meeting Sunday evening here to discuss the prevailing situation in the Valley.
Kashmir has been on the edge following the deployment of additional troops and the state administration’s order asking the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims and the tourists to leave the Valley owing to security reasons.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said the leaders of various political parties had decided to meet at a hotel here, but the police asked it not to allow any political meeting in its premises
“The political parties here had decided to hold a meeting at a hotel today. But, police has issued an advisory to all hotels not to let political parties hold any meeting in their premises. Now we are holding the meeting at my residence at 6 pm today,” she told reporters here.
However, the meeting is taking place at former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah’s residence at Gupkar.