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"The situation in which the people of J&K find themselves demands an organised people's movement. But in view of the proposed summit, Hurriyat has decided to suspend the same for the time being," a Hurriyat statement said in Srinagar.
The conglomerate wanted the summit between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to succeed, the statement said, adding Hurriyat would not indulge in any act which would derail the peace dialogue.
Terming the summit as a 'good beginning', Hurriyat demanded its inclusion in the proposed talks as a representative of the people of J&K.
The statement alleged several agencies got unnerved following the peace process set in motion by Vajpayee and started engineering acts of terrorism in J&K.
"The game plan is to defame militants in the eyes of the world and show that they are responsible for the killing of innocent civilians, including worshippers," it said.
Reacting to Friday's explosion at the Charar-e-Sharief shrine, the statement ruled out the involvement of militants in the blast, adding the 'incident is part of a dangerous game plan'.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) president Shabir Ahmed Shah, with whom Centre's interlocutor K C Pant held talks last week, said recent statements by Musharraf were 'positive and indicate his seriousness to resolve the dispute, which has strained the relations between two nations in the region'.
However, Shah made it clear the issue could not be resolved in one meeting between the two and may take time.
Without naming any party or leader, Shah said there were elements who were placing hurdles in the prime minister's peace initiative.
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