Farooq Abdullah speaks to media, claims his 'state is being burned and people are being executed in jails'. Fails to explain why he is not attending parliament when he is neither detained, arrested nor unwell.
Omar Abdullah had in 2014 published 3 tweets where he had not only questioned the intent of the Modi government but also challenged the state to repeal Article 370
With mobile internet and landlines cut, the key administrative officials and top security officials in Jammu and Kashmir have been given satellite phones to keep in touch with the centre about the law and order situation in the state.
In view of the advisory issued by the Central Government, Air India has also capped fares of all its flights from Delhi to Srinagar and vice versa till August 15
Amidst the tension around the troops deployment in Kashmir and cancellation of Amarnath Yatra, Omar Abdullah laments over his journalist friend leaking his Twitter DMs.
Despite reassurances from the central government that the increased troop movement is due fo terror threat inputs, the Kashmiri politicians continue to remain in a state of panic.