Farooq Abdullah's detention revoked but won't attend Parliament on health grounds

Seven and a half months later, government gave a d to release detained Farooq Abdullah, however, National Conference (NC) president will t be attending ongoing Parliamentary proceedings. On March 13, Jammu and Kashmir government revoked detention order of Srinagar MP, Farooq Abdullah. 

Despite his immediate release, Farooq Abdullah will reportedly remain absent from ongoing Lok Sabha proceedings over health grounds. 82-year-old politician h undergone cataract surgery and reportedly has been vised by doctors to t travel for a week.  

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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.

In September last year, Abdullah was n booked under Public Safety Act (PSA).  Rohit Kansal, principal secretary of Planning, Development and Monitoring Department of Jammu Kashmir, posted a letter on Twitter on Friday, stating government order. order said that government has decided to revoke PSA imposed on senior Abdullah with immediate effect.

Kashmir leers in detention

Earlier on February 6, J&K ministration slapped stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) against Mehbooba Mufti and former CM Omar Abdullah, reportedly a day before ir detention was supposed to end. Previously on December 14, Omar's far Farooq Abdullah's detention was extended by ar three months by Jammu-Kashmir ministration. On Friday, Supreme Court has issued a tice to ministration on a plea by Abdullah's sister - Sara Pilot challenging Omar's detention.

Under Public Safety Act, an individual can be detained for up to two years, without a trial. Incidentally, act was introduced by Farooq Abdullah's far, Sheikh Abdullah in 1978. Despite being detained under Public Safety Act, oddly, 81-year-old mainstream politician was recently included in a 21-member consultative committee on defense by government. While several mir politicians have been released in a phased manner by ministration, political leers Ali Mohammed Sagar, Naeem Akhtar, Sartaj Mani, and Hilal Lone have been charged under PSA along with Omar Abdullah and Mufti.

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