NC welcomes Opposition demand to free Abdullahs

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, March 11

The National Conference (NC) on Wednesday welcomed the demand made by Opposition parties of releasing detainees, including senior leaders Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Ali Mohammad Sagar.

Several party leaders, while addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, welcomed the concern shown by the country’s Opposition leaders over the continuous incarceration of political leaders in J&K.

“We welcome the move. It is good to hear saner voices come forward and seek the resumption of political activities and release of all incarcerated leaders and activists,” the NC members said.

“We too have been expressing the same sentiment that it does not serve any purpose to have biggest political personalities like Farooq Abdullah and other former Chief Ministers away from their people. It will only fester alienation and decrease the faith of people in democracy. We hope the incumbent dispensation will heed the demand of the Opposition and release all the detainees,” they said.

Showkat Ahmad Mir, NC provincial secretary, said the present dispensation was busy “crowding-out the genuine political representative voices of J&K”.

“On the one hand we see how the present government is aflame with revenge and on the other hand, we see how all grass-roots level parties are being sidelined to make way for Delhi’s own party,” he said.