Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre on Farooq Abdullah's absence in Parliament

Lok Sabha MP and Indian National Congress (INC) leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday, slammed the Centre on Jammu & Kashmir National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah's detention and demanded that a ministerial delegation should be allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir. Chowdhury said, "We demand ministerial delegations to visit J&K." Chowdhury further slammed the EU delegates being allowed to visit J&K and stated that, "You bring rented EU delegates to visit Kashmir but not letting Rahul Gandhi and other ministers to visit."

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Chowdhury on Abdullah's absence in Parliament

The Congress MP spoke about Farooq Abdullah's absence from the Parliament during the opening day of the Winter Session of the Parliament. Chowdhury slammed the Centre on Abdullah's detention in Jammu and Kashmir.

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INC demands Farooq Abdullah's participation 

The detention of Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah became a crucial talking point at the all-party meeting, called by the government on Sunday. The opposition firmly raised the confinement of Lok Sabha MP and NC patron, Farooq Abdullah, in his Srinagar residence. INC further demanded his participation in the approaching winter session of the Parliament, in the presence of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Chairing the meeting, PM Modi had claimed that at the all-party meet, the government was willing to discuss all issues 'within the framework of rules and procedures of the Houses'. In a similar response to Farooq Abdullah's detention, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said, "Within the framework of law, we will work it out".

Farooq Abdullah booked under the Public Safety Act

The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in September. As per the PSA provisions, the government could detain a person for up to two years, although, for 'first-time offenders' the length of the detention is limited to six months. However, in the case of "no improvement in the conduct of the detainee," the detention can be extended to its full course of two years. The PSA act was initially promulgated during Sheikh Abdullah, the father of Farooq Abdullah's tenure.

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