The separatists denounced the delegation’s visit, saying such measures will prolong people’s sufferings in the troubled state. They didn’t spare chief minister Mehbooba Mufti either. Hyderabad parliamentarian Owaisi tried to corner the chief minister, asking why large-scale incidents are occurring in south Kashmir, a PDP stronghold. National Conference leader and former chief minister Omar Abdullah was sceptical , though. Kashmir-based trade associations decided not to meet the delegation, saying such “half-hearted measures” won’t do.

Source: Hindustan Times September 04, 2016 19:18 UTC