By IANS,
New Delhi : An all-party delegation will visit the troubled Kashmir Valley, it was decided in the five-hour-long meeting of leaders from various political parties here Wednesday.
The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and attended by top leaders of various parties, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Nitin Gadkari, decided to have a first-hand impression of the state before deciding on any major measure to restore normalcy.
The meeting also took no decision on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan told reporters.
The prime minister had called the meeting in the wake of the continuing cycle of violence in Kashmir since June 11, which has killed 88 civilians, mostly teenagers and youth.