Srinagar, Apr 27: The Ittehad-Ul-Muslimeen on Wednesday responded to the show-cause notice of Hurriyat Conference (M) saying that its suspension was ‘in contravention to the constitution of the conglomerate’ and they had rejected talks with the interlocutors.
In a six-page reply to the notice served by Hurriyat (M), the IuM president Masroor Abbas Ansari said that their suspension was against the constitution of the amalgam.
“We wouldn’t tolerate the way in which the name of our party patron Moulana Abbas Ansari was blown. Due to this unilateral action, some quarters tried to damage the reputation of the party and its patron,” the letter stated.
The party said that they had rejected talks with the interlocutors appointed by the Centre in the wake of last year’s unrest in which 117 youth were killed by forces. Copy of an email turning down the interlocutors’ invitation has also been attached with the letter, IuM said.
About the meeting of Abbas Ansari with the interlocutors on April 20, the party said they had neither violated the constitution of the amalgam nor held talks with them.
“But he only received guests, which is the duty of Muslims," the letter said.
Masroor further said that Moulana had made it clear to the interlocutors that talks should be held directly with the Prime Minister and not with ‘any employee of Government of India.’
“We also told them that for any dialogue on Kashmir the proposal of Hurriyat Conference should be implemented to show the seriousness of New Delhi and the issue should be solved through tripartite talks,” it added.
Hurriyat (M) is now meeting on Thursday to discuss a number of issues including the IuM letter.
“This issue would also come up for discussion tomorrow. It is a general meeting,” Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq told Greater Kashmir.

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