Srinagar:A five-member delegation led by former external affairs minister, Yashwant Sinha Tuesday called on Hurriyat conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani at his residence in Hyderpora.
Soon after the arrival, the delegation went straight to Geelani’s residence who is undergoing house detention.
The delegation is on a three-day visit to the valley.
The delegation includes Jai Ram Ramesh, Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka and former Union Minister for Rural Development, Former Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities and Chief Information Commissioner of India Wajahat Habibullah, Former Air Vice Marshal, Bharat Bhushan, Journalist (Editor of Catch News) Kapil Kak, and Executive Director, Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation Sushoba Arve.
Sources said that after meeting Geelani, the delegation is scheduled to meet Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
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