15-member NC delegation from Jammu to meet chief Farooq Abdullah on Sunday upon release

A 15-member delegation of National Conference (NC), led by its provincial president Devender Singh Rana, will meet party chief Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar on Sunday, NC sources said. 82-year-old Farooq Abdullah was released from his home detention on Friday after government revoked stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister.

Besides Rana, delegation will comprise senior NC leers, including former ministers and legislators, sources said, ding that Ajay K Shotra, Surjeet Singh Slathia, and Javed Ahmed Rana were among those who will visit Abdullah on Sunday. prevailing political and security situation in Union Territory is likely to come up for discussion during meeting, y said.

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This will be second meeting of an NC delegation from Jammu with party president since abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of erstwhile state into Union territories last year. On October 6 last year, Rana h led a 15-member delegation to meet Abdullah during his detention, after seeking permission from ministration. y h also met NC vice president Omar Abdullah, who continues to be under detention.

Farooq Abdullah was booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) back in September, later charge was extended. Upon revocation of his detention order on March 13, Lok Sabha MP Farooq Abdullah came to terrace of his residence at Srinagar's Gupkar Ro residence and said, "Thank God this gate is open. We tried for many months for this gate to open. Today I don't have words to say how I feel today. I am free, I am free."

Farooq Abdullah meets Omar Abdullah

First visuals of Omar Abdullah, his far Farooq Abdullah and family surfaced on Saturday afteron, as two former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir met each or after almost eight months, since abrogation of Article 370. In visuals, Abdullah family was seen outside Omar Abdullah's sub-jail, wherein he has been detained since pass of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

In visuals, 82-year-old Srinagar MP was seen alongside his wife, daughter Safia Abdullah Khan and Omar Abdullah. Donning his shoddy, grey beard, Omar Abdullah appeared sickly in fourth ever picture released of him since his detention. Omar Abdullah, who was youngest minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led Cabinet in 2000, is undergoing detention at a government guest house at Hari Nivas Palace in Srinagar. 

 Former chief ministers of Jammu & Kashmir--Farooq Abdullah, along with his son Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, and or mainstream Kashmiri leers were placed under detention, citing 'preventive measure' on August 5, prior to pass of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisational Bill, 2019. Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti continue to stay in detention along with or leers including Shah Faesal and Saj Lone. 

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(With PTI inputs)