Kashmir crisis: Mehbooba turns down PM's offer to join all-party meet

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Srinagar: People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti refused to budge from her decision to stay away from the all-party meet called by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Addressing the press on Sunday, the PDP president explained that she thanked the Prime Minister and the Home Minister for their calls and it was painful for her to tell the Prime Minister that she couldn't attend the meet because the state government was doing nothing on the ground.

Appealing to the Prime Minister to end the crackdown on civilians, she continued to blame the Omar Abdullah government for letting things deteriorate so far.

Earlier on Sunday, the Prime Minister spoke to the PDP leader urging her to attend the all-party meeting to be held on Monday.
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However, defending his decision to call the all-party meeting at this stage, the Chief Minister told NDTV that his first priority was to bring the situation under control. (Watch: Have to re-build things brick by brick: Omar)

Asked about whether he could have handled the crisis differently, the CM said while he was open to criticism, much of the criticism coming his way was subjective. However Omar said that in the end the responsibility was his saying that he would have to rebuild things brick by brick.

On Saturday, Omar wrote to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and called her up as well, but Mufti had rejected his request to attend the meeting on Monday. (Read: PDP turns down Omar's request)

Mehbooba Mufti had maintained that the meeting was being called after all important decisions like calling the Army into Srinagar had been taken.

"Omar has admitted having lost credibility, let him re-establish it. Our position on all-party meeting remains unchanged," a PDP spokesperson said on Saturday.

Meanwhile, officially curfew has been lifted in most areas of Kashmir. However, curfew like restrictions continue in downtown Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla and Pulwama.

Earlier on Saturday, curfew was re-imposed in Maisuma area of Srinagar and three other districts in the Valley after clashes between protesters and security forces. This, after the city woke up to a peaceful morning. (Watch: Kashmir valley's night of peace


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