"The Kashmir Inc unanimously resolved not to meet the Union Home Minister-led All Party Delegation scheduled to visit Valley on September 4. Such half-hearted measures won't solve any purpose as this dialogue seems to be conducted without seizing the hostilities and pressure tactics," several trade bodies of Kashmir said in a joint statement issued here.
"Kashmir Inc being apolitical would talk to the All Party Delegation if they talk to the Hurriyat," it said.
"The meeting unanimously resolved that meeting the visiting delegations will be nothing beyond a foolish exercise aimed at a photo session, which will only end up adding salts to the wounds' of Kashmir's worst-ever humanitarian crises," the statement said.
The business community said it has become a "ritual" for the Centre to send a team to Kashmir whereas every such time "human rights abuse scaled new heights".
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"pleasure" out of the uprising or seeing the business having come to a grinding halt since July 8.
"We are the worst suffers, losing everything from lives to livelihood but the problem is that the New Delhi viz-a-viz its remote controlled Jammu and Kashmir government is unwilling to feel the pain of Kashmir," the statement said.
It said the the all party delegations visited Kashmir at least thrice in the past but nothing transpired on the ground.
"Apart from 1990s, the delegations also visited Kashmir in 2008 and 2010 uprising. But what transpired was nothing beyond sight-seeing of bloodshed," it said.
"The government is preparing a log-book which is as if to be shown to the world community on steps taken on Kashmir issue whereas in reality nothing beyond symbolic efforts has been done. It is supposed to be third visit of the Union Home Minister, but again with half-hearted attitude and unwillingness to realise the complexity of the issue," the statement said.