Mehbooba meets Farooq, Omar Abdullah; will discuss Gupkar pact today

Srinagar:  A  day after her release, former chief minister and People Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti met National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and his son and party vice president Omar Abdullah at her residence in Srinagar on Wednesday.

In a tweet after the meeting, Omar Abdullah said that she had accepted a request by Farooq Abdullah for a meeting on Thursday by the Gupkar declaration signatories. The Gupkar Declaration is a pact to fight for the restoration of the special status of Jammu & Kashmir.

"My father and I called on Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba this afternoon to enquire about her well-being after her release from detention. She has kindly accepted Farooq Sb's invitation to join a meeting of the Gupkar Declaration signatories tomorrow afternoon," Omar tweeted.

On her part Mehbooba tsad ,"It gave me courage listening to him. I am sure together we call can change things for the better".

Earlier Mehbooba Mufti held a meeting with the PDP leadership.

The three former Chief Ministers were detained following the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year,  and slapped with Public Safety Act (PSA) after their detention .

In an audio message after her release on Tuesday evening, Mehbooba said Article 370's revocation was a 'black decision on a black day'.

She said people of J&K have to work unanimously for resolution of the Kashmir Issue.