Srinagar, June 29 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday held a meeting with senior political leaders of J&K and discussed arrangements and management of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, at Raj Bhavan here, a government spokesman said.

However, the efforts of Sinha to take all political groups on board for the Amarnath Yatra received a setback as Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti stayed away from the meeting.

In a surprise move, Sinha earlier in the day invited heads of various political parties of J&K for high tea on Wednesday evening.

Those who attended the meeting included National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, BJP J&K president Ravinder Raina, Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari, CPI(M) leader Mohammad Y...