<p>On the eve of commencement of annual Amarnathji yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha invited heads of political parties of the Union Territory (UT) for a meeting at Raj Bhawan, here, on Wednesday evening.</p>.<p>Reports said the L-G has sent invitations to all political parties of J&K for a ‘high-tea’ at 6 pm, so as to have discussion and deliberation for the smooth conduct of the annual pilgrimage and ‘other issues’ related to the UT.</p>.<p>Sinha, who earlier in the day flagged off the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu base camp towards cave shrine in Kashmir, is expected to return to Srinagar before 6 pm, sources said.</p>.<p>The leaders who have been sent invitations include National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, BJP J&K president, Ravinder Raina, People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone, Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, and J&K Congress president G A Mir and several others.</p>.<p>Sources said besides yatra, the L-G is expected to hold deliberations with political leaders over the overall situation in the UT. However, whether the leaders will attend the meeting or not wasn’t confirmed immediately.</p>.<p>PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari in a tweet mocked the invitation and its timing. “For a meeting in the evening that is supposed to be a serious affair, the invitation is sent in the morning. What a mockery! By the way what happened to the outcome of the all parties meeting chaired by @PMOIndia in which @OfficeOfLGJandK and @HMOIndia was also present? (sic),” he tweeted.</p>.<p>There was no immediate reaction from the NC and other parties over the L-G's invitation.</p>
<p>On the eve of commencement of annual Amarnathji yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha invited heads of political parties of the Union Territory (UT) for a meeting at Raj Bhawan, here, on Wednesday evening.</p>.<p>Reports said the L-G has sent invitations to all political parties of J&K for a ‘high-tea’ at 6 pm, so as to have discussion and deliberation for the smooth conduct of the annual pilgrimage and ‘other issues’ related to the UT.</p>.<p>Sinha, who earlier in the day flagged off the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu base camp towards cave shrine in Kashmir, is expected to return to Srinagar before 6 pm, sources said.</p>.<p>The leaders who have been sent invitations include National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, BJP J&K president, Ravinder Raina, People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone, Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, and J&K Congress president G A Mir and several others.</p>.<p>Sources said besides yatra, the L-G is expected to hold deliberations with political leaders over the overall situation in the UT. However, whether the leaders will attend the meeting or not wasn’t confirmed immediately.</p>.<p>PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari in a tweet mocked the invitation and its timing. “For a meeting in the evening that is supposed to be a serious affair, the invitation is sent in the morning. What a mockery! By the way what happened to the outcome of the all parties meeting chaired by @PMOIndia in which @OfficeOfLGJandK and @HMOIndia was also present? (sic),” he tweeted.</p>.<p>There was no immediate reaction from the NC and other parties over the L-G's invitation.</p>