Jammu Tawi, Jan. 9 -- Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party has expelled eight leaders for going "against the will of the people" by engaging in parleys with the government.

The People's Democratic Party has expelled eight party leaders who met members of a foreign delegation in Srinagar today. The party expelled the leaders for going "against the will of the people" by engaging in parleys with the government.

"PDP expels leaders for going against the will of the people," the party said in a press release posted on its official Twitter handle.

The leaders who have been expelled are Dilawar Mir, Rafi Ahmad Mir, Zaffar Iqbal, Abdul Majeed Padroo, Raja Manzoor Khan, Javaid Hussain Baig, Qamar Hussain and Abdul Rahim Rather - all former...