The Hurriyat Conference on Tuesday refused to make any change in its team, including senior Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Ali Shah Geelani, for a visit to Pakistan and said its selection was final.
"If a change is effected, it will certainly not be in the interest of either India or Pakistan or for that matter in the interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir," Hurriyat Conference Chairman Abdul Gani Bhat said in New Delhi.
His reaction came amid reports that the Centre was ready to allow Hurriyat Conference leaders to travel to Pakistan without the senior Jamaat functionary. Even the Hurriyat Conference had sought JeI's comments whether Geelani was toeing the Jamaat line in the amalgam or whether the religious party would like to replace him from the conglomerate.
The amalgam had announced that Geelani would head the team to Pakistan, which would also comprise former Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Abdul Gani Lone, Maulana Abbas Ansari and Sheikh Aziz.
Mirwaiz Farooq, Lone and Aziz have the travel documents, while Ansari's has been impounded, which could be restored. Bureau Report