Farooq meeting Mehbooba’s mother ‘just courtesy call’: NC

National Conference on Wednesday said that meeting of party president Dr Farooq Abdullah with the mother of incarcerated PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was ‘just a courtesy call and nothing else.’

Dr Abdullah Tuesday evening visited Gulshan Ara, mother ofdetained former CM and president of Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti.The meeting, which lasted for two hours, took place at Mehbooba’s Gupkar Roadresidence. Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti was also present during themeeting.

   

Farooq Abdullah, who is sitting MP from Srinagarconstituency, was recently released from 7-month detention.

“It was a courtesy call,” NC provincial general secretary,Showkat Ahmad Mir, told Greater Kashmir. “Mufti (Muhammad Sayed) Sahib is nomore. His daughter is in jail and Dr Sahib went there leaving political rivalryaside.”

Asked whether Dr Farooq Abdullah may visit the PDP presidentin custody, Mir said, “It is Dr Sahib’s choice.

Mir added that the NC president would then have to approachthe government for permission for such a meeting.

Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija has appreciated this gesture byFarooq Abdullah.

After his release, Dr Abdullah earlier met his son Omar whocontinues to be in detention.

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