Six Months On, Top Jammu And Kashmir Leaders To Stay In Jail

As they completed six months in detention on Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir’s top mainstream leaders such as Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah of the National Conference (NC) and Mehbooba Mufti of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are unlikely to be released anytime soon by the administration. The day, however, saw the release of two known persons as part of a phased-manner release policy.

Top government sources said the administration was not immediately reviewing the cases of NC president and Srinagar MP Dr Abdullah, whose detention was extended for three months in December under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for the second time. Detained on August 5, the five-time ex-Chief Minister is detained in his house, which has been turned into a sub-jail. The PSA dossier was based on his numerous public speeches made in the past few years.

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