Jammu and Kashmir: Former CM Mehbooba Mufti moved to warmer location as temperatures dip
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who has been in detention since the erstwhile state lost its special status in August, was shifted from Srinagar’s Chashme Shahi resort to another location as temperatures dropped in the Union Territory, NDTV reported.
“Mehbooba has been shifted to a house with proper heating facilities,” an unidentified official said. “She had been complaining of chilly conditions lately.”
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, however, will continue to be detained in Hari Niwas in the Valley. The official claimed that Abdullah’s family had been meeting him and that they “are satisfied”. Omar Abdullah’s father and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah will remain under detention at his home for the remainder of the season.
Around 30 other political detainees were also being moved to “warmer locations” in Srinagar, The Hindu reported. “We have decided to shift them to a multi-storey building of MLAs Hostel on MA Road,” said an unidentified official.
Meanwhile, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and other top officials told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs that the situation in the region was getting back to normal. He reportedly said that the detained politicians would be released, however it was not specified when that would happen, PTI reported, citing unidentified sources.
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