Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Sunday appealed to all political leaders to unite behind the call to the union government to bring back all detainees lodged outside J&K.
‘Before we allow politics to divide us, I appeal to all political leaders here to unite behind the call to the union government to bring back all detainees from J&K in prisons outside pending their release. While we would like to see them all released as soon as possible, pending that they should be shifted to J&K,’ Dr Abdullah said in a statement issued here on Sunday.
This is the first statement issued by Dr Abdullah after being released on Friday.
Dr Abdullah said this is a humanitarian demand and he hope others will join him in placing this demand in front of the Union government.
‘I have consciously avoided making any political statements since I was released from detention on the 13th of March. While I believe a free & frank exchange of political views is essential so that we can take stock of the momentous changes that J&K has seen after August 5, 2019 we are still some way away from an environment where such political discourse will be possible,’ he said.
