Srinagar: A day after Separatists in Jammu and Kashmir rejected talks with the all-party delegation in the Valley, the 35-member contingent will meet in Srinagar on Monday.
Even after 59 days of unrest in the Valley since the killing of Hizbul militant Burhan Wani on July 8, a solution to end the logjam continues to elude the State and Central Government.
Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav and Communist leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja went to meet Syed Ali Shah Geelani but the hardline Hurriyat chairman refused to even let them in and the three MPs left after waiting at his door for about ten minutes.
Outside the house, several of Geelani's supporters massed around and angrily shouted slogans as the MPs' cars and security vehicles went past. They chanted "Go India, go back" and "We want freedom".
As the MPs landed in Srinagar, more violence erupted across the Kashmir Valley. Police sources said nearly 100 people were injured in clashes between stone-pelting protesters and security forces at various places.
At least 40 people were injured as security forces used shotgun pellets to disperse thousands of protesters in south Kashmir's Shopian district. A mob of protesters later set ablaze a multi-story sprawling complex of the district administration.
At least 74 persons, including two policemen, have been killed in the weeks of violence. More than 11,500 civilians and security forces have been injured.
An official spokesman said the delegation of MPs from all parties met about 200 members from different sections of society in its first day in Srinagar. These include leaders of various political parties, trade unions and students and teachers associations.
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