SRINAGAR, JAN 20: In the face of delay in its plans to visit Pakistan, the Hurriyat executive today failed to take a decision whether to go ahead with it but blamed some "hardline elements" in the government of trying to derail the peace process.Maintaining that the Prime Minister's decision on the ceasefire was a "positive step" to resolve the Kashmir issue, the Hurriyat Executive Council, which met here, said "to obtain passports and going to Pakistan is not our goal."But there are elements in the Central government who have vowed to derail the peace process," the seven-member executive said in a statement after day-long deliberations.The executive council at its crucial and extraordinary meeting discussed the proposed visit of an Hurriyat delegation to Pakistan and matters relating to the ceasefire in detail.The participants reiterated Hurriyat's view that the ceasefire was a positive step to resolve Kashmir issue, the statement said."It was in this regard to make the ceasefire meaningful, visit of an Hurriyat team to Pakistan was suggested by the conglomerate but some hardline elements in the Central government have taken a vow to derail the peace process set in motion by the Prime Minister.""We are meeting to take a final decision regarding whether or not to send a delegation to Pakistan because the Government of India has adopted indifferent approach as it is not in favour to carry forward the process of peace in the state", former chairman of Hurriyat and Awami Action Commitee Chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq told reporters before the meeting.Ruling out any change in composition of the team announced by the committee on January 11, Mirwaiz said "it is not possible to select a team on the conditions and directions of the government.""First they (Govt) accused us (Hurriyat) of not being serious about going to Pakistan but when we announced the five-member team they started putting hurdles and impediments by not issuing passports in favour of the team members to facilitate the visit," the Mirwaiz said.Asked to comment on Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah's remarks that Hurriyat leaders are in constant touch with Pakistan and are visiting Pakistan embassy in New Delhi at their will, Mirwaiz said "we want to go to Pakistan to have talks with the government and militant leadership based there to explore possibilities of the resolution of Kashmir issue.""After all Pakistan is an important party to the Kashmir issue," he said, adding we have received an invitation to visit that country to explore possibilities of the solution of the Kashmir issue.
