Mubashir Bukhari
Srinagar (NVI): Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today met National Conference patron and Member Parliament from Srinagar constituency Farooq Abdullah who was released yesterday after seven-month-long detention.
According to sources, Azad, former Chief Minister of J&K, met Abdullah at his Gupkar residence soon after his arrival from Delhi.
After meeting Abdullah, Azad is expected to return to Delhi in the evening.
Azad is the first leader to meet Abdullah, a former Chief Minister of J&K, after his release.
Earlier in the day, Farooq Abdullah met his detained son Omar Abdullah at Hari Niwas, which is a designated subsidiary jail.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration yesterday revoked the detention of Abdullah.
He was under detention since August last year when the central government abrogated Article 370 and ended the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir.
His release has been hailed by many political leaders, who called it a welcome step.
