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Now dilapidated roads irk Farooq Abdullah

Visits Anantnag by train

5 Dariya News

Anantnag 24-Apr-2015

National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah Friday refused to comment over the detention of Masrat Aalam under public safety act. Abdulla was talking to reporters after visiting South Kashmir’s Anantnag district to express solidarity with NC leader Bashir Ahmed Veeri whose father Abdul Gani Veeri passed away on Tuesday.Farooq Abdullah according to reports travelled by train from Srinagar to Anantnag. He told reporters dilapidated roads forced him to travel by train. “It is a shame that the present government has not been doing anything to restore the glory of this highway. The highway presents an ugly look and the travellers face a lot of problem due to bad condtion of the roads everywhere,” he said.Farooq Abdullah did not reply when he was informed that during NC-Congress rule, the condition of Srinagar-Anantnag highway was not different from the present day.When asked how he views the arrest of Masrat Aalam and what will be its implications, Abdullah put hif finger on the lips and said, ‘no comment’. (CNS)