Srinagar
In a significant step, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday revoked the detention of former chief minister and National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).
Taking to social networking site Twitter, government spokesman Rohit Kansal wrote, “Govt issues orders revoking detention of Shri Omar Abdullah.”
Govt issues orders revoking detention of Shri Omar Abdullah@diprjk
— Rohit Kansal (@kansalrohit69) March 24, 2020
The order of revocation comes less than a week after the Supreme Court asked the government to inform if it is planning to release Omar from detention.
