In fact, it was the Hurriyat Conference which came in for severe criticism at a press conference jointly addressed by the four militants on February 8, in which they expressed their displeasure with the tardy progress being made in resolving the crisis in Kashmir. They not only recommended a rethink on strategy, but also saidthat it was time the movement looked for new leaders to represent its cause. In their signed statement, the four militants—Babber Badar, former chief of the Muslim Janbaz Force, Imran Rahi, former deputy chief of the Hizbul Mujahideen, Loudhi Bilal, former chief of the Al Baraq, and Ghulam Mohiuddin Lone, a senior functionary of the Muslim Mujahideen—alleged: "The APHC lacks initiative and has restricted itself to staging dramas to gain the maximum media attention." They went on to accuse the conference of "lack -ing political vision" and having succumbed to "five-star culture and drivingaround in fancy cars rather than giving a thought to the people of Kashmir".