J&K Leaders Sajjad Lone, Waheed Para Put Under House Arrest After Release

Two Jammu and Kashmir politicians – Sajjad Lone and Waheed Para – were released today, exactly six months after they were detained by the central government ahead of the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir's special status last year. Mr Lone of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference and Mr Para of the PDP, however, were placed under house arrest soon after they walked out of the MLAs' hostel in Srinagar.
Kashmir's three most prominent leaders – National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti – continue to remain in detention. The centre has not provided any definite date for their release, only letting on that they will be freed at an "appropriate" time. According to the law, the detentions of Omar Abdullah and Ms Mufti ends this week.