Srinagar/New Delhi: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah asserted on Tuesday that he was put under house arrest and in an emotional outburst asked if the government after dividing Jammu and Kashmir, "will divide hearts too".
In his first remarks since the government on Monday revoked provisions of Article 370 to take away state's special status, and proposed that the state be bifurcated into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, Abdullah said a "dictatorial" authority has been invoked and not a "democratic" one.
Talking to TV channels in Srinagar, Abdullah contested Home Minister Amit Shah's assertion in Parliament that he was neither under detention nor arrest and was at home of his own will.