Srinagar, June 26: Fire-brand Jammat-e-Islami leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani today boycotted the Hurriyat Conference executive meeting saying that he would continue to abstain from its proceedings till his demand for action against People's Conference is met. In a rare event, Hurriyat Conference did not issue a statement after the three-hour meeting of the executive with a spokesman of the 25-party conglomerate describing the get-together of six executive members as a "routine" matter. It was routine matter and the meeting was inconclusive, the spokesman said. However, sources in the Hurriyat said Geelani's decision not to turn up for the meeting put a dampener on the proceedings as the amalgam was scheduled to discuss some important matters including the future chairman. Incumbent Abdul Gani Bhat's term expires next month. The sources said it was likely that Hurriyat would ask the Jamaat to send another representative in case Geelani decided to stay away from the proceedings. They said, immediately after the meeting, the Hurriyat chairman went to meet Amir-e-Jamaat Ghulam Mohammad Bhat to discuss the issue. Geelani said he would continue to abstain from the proceedings of the Hurriyat as long as the amalgam did not take action against its constituent People's Conference for taking part in the last year's assembly elections through dummy candidates.

Bureau Report