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"There was a time when my father had conveyed to grant "There was a time when my father had conveyed to grantinternal autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir and had warned NewDelhi that if they continue to deny it, time will come when itwill also not be acceptable to people of Jammu and Kashmir. Ithink we are heading for that time only," Omar said. He told the delegation that his workers were pressurisinghim not to attend the meeting "such is the situation". "Mehbooba Mufti should decide whether she wants to be theChief Minister or Leader of Opposition. In the morning shesays one thing and does a complete about turn by evening. Shewants that Hurriyat should be talked to but in the evening sheputs them under arrest," the opposition NC leader said. State Congress chief G A Mir, after meeting thedelegation, said it seems it (delegation) has no roadmap."They do not have anything concrete to offer," he said. PDP General Secretary Sartaj Madni met the delegationwith 10 PDP leaders. He apprised the delegation about the ground situation inthe state and reiterated its stand that PDP will be a bridgebetween Indo-Pak dialogue, dialogue between the Centre andseparatists and the Centre and Kashmiris. "We have told the delegation that they should find apolitical solution to Kashmir issue. Both PDP and BJP arecommitted to agenda of alliance where dialogue with allstakeholders can be agreed upon," he said. Asked about killings in the protests, Madni did not giveany direct reply and asked reporters to write only the truth. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is part of thecentral delegation, said the attempted meeting of five MPswith separatist leaders was in their individual capacity. An official statement from the Home Ministry said inaddition to political parties, delegations of academicians,teachers and student assciations, representatives of schoolmanagement, prominent NGOs, representatives of Leh, Kargil,Pahari associations, Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Fruit andSaffron Growers associtions, Civil Society etc also met thedelegation. "The Jammu and Kashmir Students Welfare Associationinformed the all-party delegation that they are willing towork with Government of India, hand in hand and shoulder toshoulder to bring normalcy in the state," it said. The statement said various political parties expressedtheir concern over the injuries to civilians due to the use ofpellet guns. "The Union Home Minister said that government is alreadyworking on the alternatives to pellet guns such as PAVAshells," it said. PTI SKL ABSAKK