Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has convened an all party meeting in Srinagar on Monday to discuss the present situation as the invitation was extended to all 12 recognised political parties and groups.
Meanwhile Peoples Demosratic Party (PDP) and Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party have so far said they will stay away from the meeting.
Talking to reporters in Srinagar PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti announced her Party's decision and sought Prime Minister's intervention to tackle the situation in the state.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has spoken to PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti and is understood to have impressed upon the need for the government and the opposition to be on the same side in Kashmir to tackle the current situation.
Omar had on Saturday renewed his appeal to PDP to attend the meet to discuss the present situation in the valley.
According to PDP sources, the Chief Minister wrote to Mehbooba that he was pained to hear about the decision of her party and that he would be "grateful" if she could join the deliberations.
Omar also spoke on telephone to Mehbooba.
These were National Conference, Congress, PDP, BJP, Panthers Party, CPI-M, CPI, Peoples Democratic Forum, Democratic Party (Nationalist), Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Nationalist Congress Party.





