Yechury, Sharad Yadav arrive at Geelani’s house, he snubs them

Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is under house arrest, refused to meet a group of four political leaders who broke away from the all-party delegation in a bid to reach out to the separatists.

Earlier on Sunday, four opposition MPs of all-party delegation, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader D Raja, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and RJD's Jay Prakash Narayan left the venue where the all-party delegation headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh was meeting various groups and proceeded to meet hardline Hurriyat leader Seyd Ali Shah Geelani at his residence where he is under house arrest.

The MPs were attempting to reach out to the separatist leaders in individual capacity after separatists shunned the offer to come to the discussion table.

The MPs are also likely to meet another Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq who is in Chashme Shahi sub-jail and JKLF chief Yaseen Malik and JK Democratic Liberation Front leader Shabir Shah, who are under detention at BSF camp in Humama. They will also meet former Hurriyat chief Abdul Ghani Bhat.

An all-party delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday held talks with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar, as it began a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, during which it is expected to interact with a cross-section of people with a view to restore peace in the strife-hit Valley.