Farooq Abdullah is an Indian politician and chairman of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He has served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy between 2009 and 2014. He is the father of former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah.
At the briefing after the meeting, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the opposition has demanded that former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah be released immediately so that he can.. IndiaTimes - Published
Dozens of politicians, including three former chief ministers - Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti - have been detained since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. DNA - Published
There were strong indications on Friday, a day after foreign envoys arrived inj&k to assess the situation, that the govt was working out a deal where former CMs Farooq Abdullah and son Omar would be.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ram Madhav said they wanted that detained political leaders in J&K to come out and resume their political activity. Several opposition leaders, including NC chief Farooq Abdullah; his son and former CM.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee called an "unconstitutional step" the extension of former Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah's detention on Friday. Taking to Twitter, the chief minister said.. IndiaTimes - Published
Many Congress leaders tried to raise the issue of Farooq Abdullah's detention in the parliament and demanded that he should be given permission to attend the winter session. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Abdullah wrote to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor regretting that his letter written on October 21 was delivered to him on December 2 in the sub-jail where he is detained since August 5. “It is most.. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
The 21-member panel also includes opposition leaders Farooq Abdullah, Trinamool Congress' Sougata Roy, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) A Raja and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar.. DNA - Published
The opposition mounted a full-throated attack on the Centre in Lok Sabha over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and termed the detention of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah as illegal and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Opposition leaders also raised the issue of MPs not being allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of its special status, whereas parliamentarians from Europe have been taken to the state,.. IndiaTimes - Published
“The government is ready to discuss all issues within the framework of rules and procedures of the Houses,” Modi was quoted as saying. The interactions came in a meeting of the NDA and a separate.. IndiaTimes - Published
At the meeting attended by 27 parties, PM Modi said most important job of the House is to discuss and debate, parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters. PM Modi said that this session.. IndiaTimes - Published
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah's 84-year-old elder sister Khalida Shah, younger brother Sheikh Mustafa Kamal and nephew Muzaffar Ahmad Shah were on Thursday allowed to step out of their.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Prime Minister sent good wishes on Abdullah's birthday and prayed for his long and healthy life. The sources said Farooq Abdullah, who turned 82 on Oct 21, received a letter from the PM greeting.. IndiaTimes - Published
The women, who were lodged in central jail Srinagar, were released around 6 pm on Wednesday after the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate granted them bail, they said. Suraiya and Safiya were leading a.. IndiaTimes - Published
Many political leaders, including the Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah have been placed under detention or house arrest DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Abdullah's sister Suraiya and his daughter Safiya and were leading the protest against the withdrawal of special status from Jammu and Kashmir. DNA - Published
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has demanded unconditional release of all those detained or arrested in the wake of abrogation of Article 370 for any political process to begin in the.. IndiaTimes - Published
National Conference on Sunday demanded that its party president Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar, both under detention for over two months since the Centre’s August 5 announcement on nullification of.. IndiaTimes - Published
Speaking to media persons after meeting Farooq Abdullah, Rana said, "We, as a party, appeal that for the political process to start and democracy to revive in Jammu and Kashmir, the political.. IndiaTimes - Published
While Farooq Abdullah, 81, is under house arrest at his Srinagar residence, his son and former Chief Minister Omar is detained at a state guest house. DNA - Published
NC leader Devender Rana, who was released from house arrest on Wednesday, said that they have received confirmation about the permission. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The top court said that Abdullah has been detained under the Public Safety Act and that order will be open to challenge before an appropriate forum. DNA - Published
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to further entertain Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko's plea seeking production of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah before it. The SC bench said the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Mr Gandhi said the government is trying to remove nationalist leaders like Farooq Abdullah to create a political vacuum in Jammu and Kashmir. DNA - Published
CPM leader from Kashmir Mohd Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday criticised the Centre for detaining former chief minister Farooq Abdullah under PSA. He said that "people across the border are clapping" that.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Left parties on Monday slammed the Modi government for arresting former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act. CPI chief D Raja said the Public Safety Act was a law that.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to respond to Vaiko's plea seeking that the former J&K chief minister be produced before the court. IndiaTimes - Published
Former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister and MP Farooq Abdullah was detained at his residence in Srinagar. He is the first political leader to be prosecuted against under the stringent PSA after the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Several opposition parties have condemned detention of former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah under the stringent Public Safety Act. The Congress said injustice has been done and it's the country's.. IndiaTimes - Published
The stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) was introduced in J&K by Sheikh Abdullah as a deterrent against timber smugglers since the act provided a jail term, without a trial, for up to two years. However,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The National Conference (NC) on Monday said the party would take legal course to challenge the detention of its president Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir. "They.. IndiaTimes - Published
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