Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Farooq Abdullah

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday met Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who was released from detention after seven months on Friday, in Srinagar ANI reported. Abdullah was seen standing next to Azad but did not speak to the media.

At the press conference, Azad called for the release of all political leaders detained since the Centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August last year. “If J&K [Jammu and Kashmir] has to progress, then all political leaders under detention in Srinagar must be released,” Azad said. “Political process must begin in Jammu and Kashmir. Elections must be conducted.”

Azad added that he was delighted by Abdullah’s release. “It is matter of great happiness for me, he said. “He [Abdullah] was detained for all these months, the reason for his detention is not known to me.”