Nearly a month after National Conference (NC) leer Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leer Mehbooba Mufti were placed under house arrest, y have been granted permission to meet ir respective families. Abdullah and Mufti were placed under house arrest as a 'precautionary measure'.  two leers have been placed under house arrest since August 5.  decision was taken on Presidential orders and came into effect a day before Central Government decided to revoke Article 370 and bifurcate state into two union territories - Jammu & Kashmir and Lakh.

Abdullah and Mufti granted visitation

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Omar Abdullah’s sister, Safia and her children, were granted 20 minutes of visiting time on Saturday. Reportedly, Abdullah’s family met him twice this week at Hari Niwas in Srinagar. This visit comes after Safia and her aunt repeatedly visited and sought permission from Deputy Commissioner’s office to be able to meet Abdullah. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, National Conference Chairman and far of Omar Abdullah, has h his request to meet his son being continuously rejected.

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Mehbooba Mufti’s mor and sister were granted permission to meet her at Hari Niwas on Thursday. Mufti was taken into preventive custody after trying to leave her residence despite orders. She is being provided a security cover as per her detail even at Hari Niwas. Reportedly, neir Abdullah r Mufti has access to news channels and newspapers but officials have provided former chief ministers with a DVD player to watch movies.

Abrogation of Article 370

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Article 370 exempted Jammu and Kashmir from following Indian Constitution except for Article 1 and itself. It also restricts Parliament's legislative powers in Jammu and Kashmir. It was passed in Constituent Assembly on May 27, 1949, and is first article of Part XXI of Indian Constitution. heing of this part is ‘Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions’.

On August 5, Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved two bills and two resolutions in Parliament. This led to revocation of Article 370, that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It also ceased to be a state and has been declared as a union territory. After being bifurcated, Lakh also has become a union territory. Shah also asserted that with revocation of Article 370, re will  longer exist a dual constitution in this country, stressing that Kashmir has always been an integral part of country. 

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