Satya Pal Malik Says Month-Long House Arrest Of Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Will Help Them Win More Votes

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday justified the action of “preventive detention” against former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti, and Farooq and Omar Abdullah, saying that the more politicians spend time in jail, the more political dividends they are likely to accrue.

“Don’t you want that people should become leaders. I have gone to jail 30 times. Those who will go to jail will become leaders. Let them be there. The more they spend time in jail, the more they will claim during elections…that I have spent six months behind bars…

“So if you sympathize with them, do not be sad over detention. And they all are in their homes. I was jailed in Fatehgarh (Uttar Pradesh) during the Emergency where it used to take two days to reach. If someone is detained in any issue, if he is wise, he will take political benefit. I am wishing them well,” the governor said.

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