Farooq Abdullah placed under house arrest, Says ‘Remove my security, I do not need it’
“I was scheduled to visit Jammu today. This morning, I was informed by security officials that I cannot step out of my house, I don’t know what it has to do with my travel. Everyone is moving but they didn’t allow me to travel to Jammu,” he was quoted by NDTV as saying.
A police official was quoted by the report as saying that all types of VIP movement and even the movement of security convoys were to be avoided today.
“There is no specific order to disallow the movement of Dr. Farooq Abdullah. Today, all types of VIP moment has been avoided following a security advisory,” the police official said.
Commenting on the downgrading of security, he said, “I have been asking them to withdraw the entire security detail. I don’t need it.”