Cruel to keep J&K leaders detained during Covid-19 lockdown: Omar Abdullah

Meanwhile, the National Conference leader shared a meme of himself mocking the timing of his release

A day after the former J&K CM was released from an 8-month long detention under the Public Safety Act, Omar Abdullah raised concerns on the continued detentions of the other leaders in the Valley. Abdullah urged the government to expedite the release of the politicians detained in Jammu and Kashmir and said it was cruel to continue their detention with the country entering a three-week lockdown period. 

PM Modi in a televised speech on March 24 announced a nationwide 21-day lockdown amid efforts to curb the fast-spreading coronavirus, which has claimed 11 deaths and has affected over 560 people in