NEW DELHI - In a surprise move, veteran Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has decided against attending the Eid Milan party being hosted by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on July 21 over the Kashmir issue being “ignored” at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Russia last week, reported Indian media on Tuesday. Geelani told India news agency, IANS, that he will register his protest by not attending the Eid Milan as the two prime ministers did not discuss the Kashmir issue.
“As the two prime ministers ignored the fate of over 10 million people of Jammu and Kashmir in their meeting, we reject being a part of any of their (Pakistan’s) celebration,” Geelani said.