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	He was a member of [[14th Lok Sabha]], representing [[Srinagar]] constituency of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. He was the Union [[Indian Foreign Minister#Minister of State, External Affairs\|Minister of State for External affairs]] in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'s [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|NDA]] government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002. He resigned from [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|NDA]] government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work.<ref name="Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/oct/14jk10.htm\|title=Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet\|date=14 October 2002\|work=[[rediff.com]]\|access-date=2009-07-09}}</ref>[[File:Manmohan Singh being welcomed by the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, at Jammu Airport, in Jammu and Kashmir on March 04, 2011. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N. N. Vohra is also seen.jpg\|thumb\|Omar Abdullah welcomes Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on his arrival at [[Jammu Airport\|Jammu airport]] in 2011.]]		He was a member of [[14th Lok Sabha]], representing [[Srinagar]] constituency of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. He was the Union [[Indian Foreign Minister#Minister of State, External Affairs\|Minister of State for External affairs]] in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'s [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|NDA]] government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002. He resigned from [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|NDA]] government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work.<ref name="Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/oct/14jk10.htm\|title=Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet\|date=14 October 2002\|work=[[rediff.com]]\|access-date=2009-07-09}}</ref>[[File:Manmohan Singh being welcomed by the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, at Jammu Airport, in Jammu and Kashmir on March 04, 2011. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N. N. Vohra is also seen.jpg\|thumb\|Omar Abdullah welcomes Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on his arrival at [[Jammu Airport\|Jammu airport]] in 2011.]]

	Omar joined politics in 1998, as a [[Lok Sabha]] member, a feat he repeated in subsequent three elections and also remained the Union minister; he took on the mantle of National Conference from his father in 2002, though lost his own seat of [[Ganderbal]] during the 2002 state assembly elections, and so did his party, the political mandate; four years later, he contested once again from the same seat and won in the [[2008 Kashmir State Elections]].<ref name=cnn>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211120846/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/omar-abdullah-not-just-another-political-scion/81999-30.html Omar Abdullah not just another political scion] ''[[CNN-IBN]], 5 Jan 2009.</ref>[[File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, during his visit to Dachigam National Park, in Srinagar on September 16, 2012.jpg\|thumb\|245x245px\|Omar Abdullah drives Vice President of India [[Hamid Ansari\|Ansari]] in golf cart at [[Srinagar~~\|Srinagar,~~]] Kashmir in 2012.]]		Omar joined politics in 1998, as a [[Lok Sabha]] member, a feat he repeated in subsequent three elections and also remained the Union minister; he took on the mantle of National Conference from his father in 2002, though lost his own seat of [[Ganderbal]] during the 2002 state assembly elections, and so did his party, the political mandate; four years later, he contested once again from the same seat and won in the [[2008 Kashmir State Elections]].<ref name=cnn>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211120846/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/omar-abdullah-not-just-another-political-scion/81999-30.html Omar Abdullah not just another political scion] ''[[CNN-IBN]], 5 Jan 2009.</ref>[[File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, during his visit to Dachigam National Park, in Srinagar on September 16, 2012.jpg\|thumb\|245x245px\|Omar Abdullah drives Vice President of India [[Hamid Ansari\|Ansari]] in golf cart at [[Srinagar]], Kashmir in 2012.]]
	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Omar Abudalla was born on 10 March 1970 in [[Rochford]], [[Essex]], [[United Kingdom]]. He is a grandson of [[Sheikh Abdullah]], and the only son of [[Farooq Abdullah]], a physician. All three men have held the position of [[List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir\|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[http://www.the-south-asian.com/Nov2001/Omar%20Abdullah.htm Omar Abdullah] www.the-south-asian.com, November, 2001</ref> His mother, Mollie, an [[Englishwoman]] and a nurse by profession, has said that she was not in favor of him joining politics.<ref>		Omar Abudalla was born on 10 March 1970 in [[Rochford]], [[Essex]], [[United Kingdom]]. He is a grandson of [[Sheikh Abdullah]], and the only son of [[Farooq Abdullah]], a physician. All three men have held the position of [[List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir\|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[http://www.the-south-asian.com/Nov2001/Omar%20Abdullah.htm Omar Abdullah] www.the-south-asian.com, November, 2001</ref> His mother, Mollie, an [[Englishwoman]] and a nurse by profession, has said that she was not in favor of him joining politics.<ref>
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{{short description| Indian politician and former chief minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Omar Abdullah
|native_name =
| image = Omar Abdullah (cropped).jpg
| caption = Abdullah in 2014
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1970|3|10|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Rochford]], [[Essex]], [[England]]
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2015
| term_end = 2019
| office1 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|8th]] [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| term_start1 = 5 January 2009
| term_end1 = 8 January 2015
| governor1 = [[Narinder Nath Vohra]]
| deputy1 = [[Tara Chand (Indian politician)|Tara Chand]]
| predecessor1 = ''[[President's rule|Governor's rule]]''
| successor1 = ''Governor's rule''

| constituency_AM2 = [[Ganderbal]]
| assembly2 = Jammu and Kashmir Legislative
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2014

| office3 = [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Minister of State for External Affairs]] (Govt of india)
| primeminister3 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start3 = 23 July 2001
| term_end3 = 23 December 2002
| predecessor3 = [[Krishnam Raju]]
| successor3 = [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar)|Digvijay Singh]]
| office4 = Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Govt of india)
| term_start4 = 13 October 1999
| term_end4 = 22 July 2001

| constituency5= [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start5 = 10 March 1998
| term_end5 = 18 May 2009
| predecessor5 = [[Ghulam Mohammad Mir Magami]]
| relatives = [[Sachin Pilot]] {{small|(brother-in-law)}}
| party = [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]]
| education = Bachelor of Commerce (B.com)
| residence = 40, Gupkar Road, [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[Burn Hall School]], [[Sydenham College]], [[University of Mumbai]] [[University of Strathclyde]]
| parents = [[Farooq Abdullah]] and Molly Abdullah
| spouse = {{marriage|Payal Nath|1994|September 2011|reason=separated}}<ref name="1india1">{{cite news|author=Nairita |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2011/09/15/jk-cm-omar-abdullah-confirms-divorce-but-not-marriage.html |title=JK CM Omar Abdullah confirms Divorce but not Marriage |publisher=News Oneindia |date=2011-09-15 |access-date=2014-04-26}}</ref><ref name="toi1">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-15/india/30160010_1_omar-abdullah-zahir-and-zamir-j-k-cm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132117/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-15/india/30160010_1_omar-abdullah-zahir-and-zamir-j-k-cm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-14 |title=Omar Abdullah divorcing wife after 17 years |date=2011-09-15 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-04-26}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/omar-abdullah-confirms-separation-with-wife/847125/ |title=Omar Abdullah divorcing wife after 17 years |publisher=Indian Express |date=2011-09-15 |access-date=2014-04-26}}</ref>
| children = 2.
}}

'''Omar Abdullah''' ({{audio|Omar Abdullah Pronunciation.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

He became the 11th and the youngest [[Chief Minister]] of the State of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], after forming a government in coalition with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party, on 5 January 2009.<ref name="nd">[http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/elections-jk/election_story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090078866 Omar Abdullah takes oath as youngest J&K chief minister] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130153100/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/elections-jk/Election_Story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090078866 |date=30 January 2011 }} ''[[NDTV]], Monday, 5 January 2009 2:01 PM.''</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111216173135/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-05/india/28025216_1_omar-abdullah-nc-legislature-stadium-in-jammu-university Omar Abdullah to be sworn in as J&K CM today] ''[[Times of India]]'', 5 January 2009.</ref>

He was the last Leader of opposition in the erstwhile state [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Beerwah constituency of Budgam district)<ref>{{Cite web|title = MLA Beerwah, Omar Abdullah during his visit to Beerwah on Wednesday.|url = http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/mla-beerwah-omar-abdullah-during-his-visit-to-beerwah-on-wednesday/|access-date = 2015-09-09}}</ref> before the assembly was dissolved in 2018 and the state of Jammu & Kashmir ceased to exist as on 6 August 2019. On 6 February 2020 the Government of India booked him under the Public Safety Act (PSA) which was revoked on 24 March 2020.

He was a member of [[14th Lok Sabha]], representing [[Srinagar]] constituency of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. He was the Union [[Indian Foreign Minister#Minister of State, External Affairs|Minister of State for External affairs]] in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'s [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002. He resigned from [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work.<ref name="Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet">{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/oct/14jk10.htm|title=Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet|date=14 October 2002|work=[[rediff.com]]|access-date=2009-07-09}}</ref>[[File:Manmohan Singh being welcomed by the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, at Jammu Airport, in Jammu and Kashmir on March 04, 2011. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N. N. Vohra is also seen.jpg|thumb|Omar Abdullah welcomes Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on his arrival at [[Jammu Airport|Jammu airport]] in 2011.]]

Omar joined politics in 1998, as a [[Lok Sabha]] member, a feat he repeated in subsequent three elections and also remained the Union minister; he took on the mantle of National Conference from his father in 2002, though lost his own seat of [[Ganderbal]] during the 2002 state assembly elections, and so did his party, the political mandate; four years later, he contested once again from the same seat and won in the [[2008 Kashmir State Elections]].<ref name=cnn>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211120846/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/omar-abdullah-not-just-another-political-scion/81999-30.html Omar Abdullah not just another political scion] ''[[CNN-IBN]], 5 Jan 2009.</ref>[[File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, during his visit to Dachigam National Park, in Srinagar on September 16, 2012.jpg|thumb|245x245px|Omar Abdullah drives Vice President of India [[Hamid Ansari|Ansari]] in golf cart at [[Srinagar|Srinagar,]] Kashmir in 2012.]]
==Personal life==
Omar Abudalla was born on 10 March 1970 in [[Rochford]], [[Essex]], [[United Kingdom]]. He is a grandson of [[Sheikh Abdullah]], and the only son of [[Farooq Abdullah]], a physician. All three men have held the position of [[List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[http://www.the-south-asian.com/Nov2001/Omar%20Abdullah.htm Omar Abdullah] www.the-south-asian.com, November, 2001</ref> His mother, Mollie, an [[Englishwoman]] and a nurse by profession, has said that she was not in favor of him joining politics.<ref>
[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/newsmaker-omar-abdullah/00/09/344935/ NEWSMAKER: Omar Abdullah] ''[[Business Standard]]'', New Delhi, 2 January 2009.</ref> He studied at the [[Burn Hall School]] located at [[Sonwar Bagh]], [[Srinagar]] and then at [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/05/stories/2009100556520300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011101439/http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/05/stories/2009100556520300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 October 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=CEC, Omar Abdullah attend Sanawar school celebrations | date=5 October 2009}}</ref> He is a B.Com graduate of [[Sydenham College]] of Commerce and Economics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=2&lastls=14 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512194445/http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=2&lastls=14 |archive-date=12 May 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was employed with [[ITC Limited]] and [[The Oberoi Group]] till the age of 29 before entering politics.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nelson|first=Dean|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10406556/The-only-way-is-Kashmir-for-Essex-boy-ruling-worlds-most-volatile-state.html|title=The only way is Kashmir for Essex boy ruling world's most volatile state|date=26 October 2013|work=The Telegraph|location=Srinagar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhandare|first=Namita|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/A585SBv7veJ6UjOxWvoWSO/Omar-Abdullah-a-new-son-over-the-valley.html|title=Omar Abdullah: a new son over the valley|date=9 January 2009|work=Live Mint}}</ref> He did commence an MBA with the [[University of Strathclyde]], however due his election to the Lok Sabha, he dropped out from the course.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 January 2009 |title=Living on his own terms|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/living-on-his-own-terms/story-GMaIdb4FM3M1oGaBG8Vd3I.html|access-date=29 July 2020 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

He married Payal Nath, a [[Hindu]] from Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-after-17-years-omar-abdullah-wife-part-for-good-1587414 |title=After 17 years, Omar Abdullah, wife part for good |date=15 February 2011 |work=[[DNA India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/india/omar-confirms-split-from-wife/cid/345908 |title=Omar confirms split from wife |date=15 September 2011 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |first1=Muzaffar |last1=Raina}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/omar-abdullah-wife-payal-nath-to-divorce-141217-2011-09-16 |title=Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announces separation from wife Payal Nath |first1=Naseer |last1=Ganai |date=16 September 2011 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> She is the daughter of a retired army officer, Ram Nath., <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/india/in-pics-the-omar-and-payal-abdullah-years-806091-2.html |title=In pics: The Omar and Payal Abdullah years |work=[[News18]] |date=27 February 2015}}</ref> In September 2011, Omar confirmed that he and his wife have separated.<ref name="1india1" /><ref name="toi1" /><ref name="indianexpress.com" /> His younger sister, Sara Pilot, is married to [[Sachin Pilot]], son of [[Rajesh Pilot]].

He had a role in director [[Apoorva Lakhia]]’s film, [[Mission Istanbul]] (2008) playing himself.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-11/news-interviews/27761510_1_omar-abdullah-mission-istanbul-bin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214171229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-11/news-interviews/27761510_1_omar-abdullah-mission-istanbul-bin |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Apoorva gets lookalikes! |date=11 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/lakhia/20080724.htm |title=Director Apoorva Lakhia on Mission Istanbul |work=Rediff.com |date=2008-07-24 |access-date=2014-04-26}}</ref>
==Political career==
In 1998, at the age of 28, Omar Abdullah was elected to the [[12th Lok Sabha]], becoming the youngest member. In 1998–99, he was a member of both the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism's Consultative Committee. In 1999, he was elected to [[13th Lok Sabha]] (2nd term as a Member of Parliament).{{cn|date=September 2020}} On 13 October 1999, he took oath as [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry]]. On 22 July 2001, he became the youngest Union Minister, when he was made Union [[Indian Foreign Minister#Minister of State, External Affairs|Minister of State for External Affairs]]. He resigned from the post on 23 December 2002, to concentrate on party work.<ref name="Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet" />

On 23 June 2002, he became the President of the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]] party, replacing his father, Farooq Abdullah.<ref name="con">[https://books.google.com/books?id=vLwOck15eboC&pg=PA1&dq=omar+abdullah&as_brr=0#PPA1,M1 Omar Abdullah–Profile] ''Conflict Between India and Pakistan: An Encyclopedia'', by Peter Lyon. Published by ABC-CLIO, 2008. {{ISBN|1-57607-712-8}}. ''Page 1.''</ref> He lost his Ganderbal seat in the Kashmir assembly elections held in September–October 2002.<ref name="Omar loses Ganderbal, NC prepares to sit in Opposition">{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=15670|title=Omar loses Ganderbal, NC prepares to sit in Opposition|date=10 October 2002|publisher=ExpressIndia.com|access-date=2009-08-13}}</ref> Abdullah was re-elected as the National Conference party's president in 2006.
[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil viewing the LOC in a in a forward area of Rajouri, J&K on October 09, 2009.jpg|left|thumb|Omar Abdullah with the President of India [[Pratibha Patil]], Governor of J&K [[N.N. Vohra]] and Chief of Army Staff Gen. [[General Deepak Kapoor|Deepak Kapoor]] at the [[Line of Control|LOC]] near [[Rajouri]], J&K on October 09, 2009.]]
In March 2006, much to the disapproval of the centre<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/16inter.htm|title= Omar Abdullah's visit to Pakistan|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref> Omar Abdullah had a one-on-one meeting with [[Pakistan]]'s president, [[Pervez Musharraf]], in [[Islamabad]]. This was the first meeting of its kind between a mainstream politician from Jammu & Kashmir and the Pakistani government, thereby re-enforcing Omar's growing commitment to the solution of the Jammu & Kashmir cause.

On 22 July 2008, Omar gave a speech during the [[2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence]],<ref name="IEX">[http://www.indianexpress.com/story/339280.html Give us a voice, says NC’s Omar Abdullah, floors House with own] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804224014/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/339280.html |date=4 August 2008 }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 23 July 2008.</ref> which was praised and won him fans on the internet.<ref>[http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/Omar-Abdullah-wins-many-fans-on-YouTube/24708108286/0/ Omar Abdullah wins many fans on YouTube] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726053541/http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/Omar-Abdullah-wins-many-fans-on-YouTube/24708108286/0/ |date=26 July 2008 }} News, 24 July 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/05162959/Omar-Abdullah-to-go-Kalam-way.html Omar Abdullah to go Kalam way on internet] ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Live Mint]]'', 5 January 2009.</ref>

After the [[2008 Kashmir Elections]], the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]] won the maximum number of seats, and formed a coalition government with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party, and Omar was sworn in as the 11th [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] on 5 January 2009 at the General Zoravar Singh Auditorium in the [[University of Jammu]], [[Jammu]], raising hope amongst the people of Jammu and Kashmir who had been reeling under [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|insurgency and violence]] caused by cross border terrorism since 1989.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200901061533.htm Kashmir pins hopes on young, energetic Omar Abdullah] ''[[The Hindu]]'', Tuesday, 6 January 2009: 1515 Hrs.</ref>

In 2009, Omar Abdullah was accused of covering up the [[Shopian rape and murder case, May 2009|rape and murder]] of two young women in [[Shopian]], which was allegedly perpetrated by [[Indian Paramilitary Forces]].<ref name="Another woman 'killed' in Kashmir">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8141641.stm|title=Another woman 'killed' in Kashmir|last=By Altaf Hussain|date=7 July 2009|publisher=BBC News, Srinagar|access-date=2009-07-09}}</ref> Many regarded this as Abdullah's first failure, as even moderates felt Abdullah had bowed to pressure from New Delhi.<ref name="Shopian rape and murder">{{cite news|url=http://www.asiantribune.com/node/21472/|title=Kashmir in turmoil over suspected rape and murder|last=S Murari|date=22 June 2009|publisher=Asiantribune.com|access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref>

==Detention==
On the intervening night of 4 and 5 August 2019, Omar Abdullah was placed under preventive detention by the Indian Government under Section 107 of the CRPC. This came as a backdrop to the government's decision of scrapping [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India]], which gave the state of Jammu & Kashmir semi-autonomous powers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nc-demands-immediate-release-of-farooq-and-omar-abdullah-1625552-2019-12-05|title=NC demands immediate release of Farooq and Omar Abdullah|last=Bhat|first=Sunil|date=5 December 2019|website=India Today|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref>

After the expiry of the six-month detention without any charges, Abdullah has been freshly charged and detained under the [[Public Safety Act]] (PSA) which has been revoked on 24 March 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/omar-abdullah-mehbooba-mufti-charged-under-public-safety-act-sources-2176180|title=Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Charged Under Public Safety Act|first=Nazir|last=Masoodi|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

The charges include his "ability to garner votes even during peak militancy and poll boycotts."

"The capacity of the subject to influence people for any cause can be gauged from the fact that he was able to convince his electorate to come out and vote in huge numbers even during peak of militancy and poll boycotts," the government dossier continues.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/omar-abdullah-accused-of-radicalism-instigating-masses-by-government-2177460|title=Omar Abdullah's Twitter Clout Behind Tough New Charge: Government Dossier|first=Nazir|last=Masoodi|date=February 9, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/charge-omar-abdullah-got-voters-to-defy-boycotts/cid/1743804|title=Charge: Omar got voters to defy boycotts|first=Muzaffar|last=Raina|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/omar-abdullah-mehbooba-mufti-public-safety-act-psa-jammu-and-kashmir-6259588/|title=PSA file indicts Omar Abdullah for getting people to vote, refers to Mehbooba Mufti as 'Daddy's girl'|first=Bashaarat|last=Masood|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/omar-abdullah-used-politics-to-cover-his-radical-ideology-public-safety-act-dossier/article30778476.ece|title=Omar Abdullah used politics to cover his radical ideology: Public Safety Act dossier|first=Peerzada|last=Ashiq|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

Abdullah's sister, Sara Abdullah Pilot has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging Abdullah's detention calling it "wholly antithetical to a democratic polity and undermines the Indian Constitution" and asking that the SC secure Abdullah's release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/omar-abdullahs-sister-moves-sc-challenging-his-detention-under-psa/article30780833.ece|title=Omar Abdullah's sister moves SC challenging his detention under PSA|first=Suhasini|last=Haidar|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

The petition also includes a habeas corpus for Abdullah to be produced before the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/rights/omar-abdullah-psa-detention-supreme-court|title=Omar Abdullah's Sister Files Petition in Supreme Court Against His Detention Under PSA|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=[[The Wire]]}}</ref>

On 10 February 2020 Senior advocate [[Kapil Sibal]], appearing for petitioner Sara Abdullah Pilot, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/detention-of-omar-abdullah-under-public-safety-act-challenged-in-supreme-court-by-sister-sarah-pilot|title=Breaking] Detention of Omar Abdullah under Public Safety Act challenged in Supreme Court by sister, Sara Pilot|first=Meera|last=Emmanuel|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|website=BarandBench.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/omar-abdullah-s-sister-moves-sc-challenging-his-detention-under-psa-11581321248206.html|title=Omar Abdullah's sister moves SC challenging his detention under PSA|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=[[Livemint]]}}</ref>

On 14 February 2020 the Supreme Court issued notice to the Jammu & Kashmir administration and set the next date of hearing as 2 March 2020.<ref name="SC Valentine Gift">{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-issues-notice-to-j-k-on-plea-by-omar-abdullahs-sister-for-his-release-from-detention-u-2180117|title=J-K leader Shah Faesal booked under Public Safety Act|date=February 14, 2020|access-date=February 15, 2020|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/supreme-court-issues-notice-to-jammu-and-kashmir-to-respond-to-sara-abdullah-s-plea-challenging-brother-omar-s-detention/story-lYFN0eU4hdtGgEWh4NrscM.html|title=Supreme Court issues notice to Jammu and Kashmir to respond to Sara Abdullah's plea challenging brother Omar's detention|first=Murali|last=Krishnan|date=February 14, 2020|access-date=February 15, 2020|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

On 24 March 2020 Omar Abdullah was released from detention.<ref name="Ashiq">{{Cite news|last=Ashiq|first=Peerzada|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/omar-abdullah-calls-for-immediate-release-of-others-in-preventive-detention/article31149421.ece|title=Omar Abdullah calls for immediate release of others in preventive detention|date=2020-03-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-24|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Following his release, he demanded other people held under detention be released as well.<ref name="Ashiq"/>

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