President All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Maulana Abbas Ansari has appealed to the Kashmiris not to participate in the Lok Sabha elections in occupied Kashmir.
Talking to BBC, Abbas Ansari said there was no use of polls until the issue was resolved.
Replying to a question he said that his group had earlier been stating that elections were no solution and "today we reiterate the same words again."
To another question he said that the people of Kashmir would not cast votes because they cannot be trapped again and again.
Kashmiris wanted solution to the issue which could bring peace in India, Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir, he added.