New Delhi, March 19: Farooq Abdullah and Syed Ali Shah Geelani today sparred in public here with the former Chief Minister asking him to give up his “movement of violence” in Jammu and Kashmir and telling him secession can never be accepted.
Accusing the separatist leader of leading a violent campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, he also ruled out the state returning to pre-1947 position or the possibility of holding a plebiscite in the state, a demand pressed by Geelani.
Participating in a discussion on “Kashmir, What Next” at the “India Today” conclave, Abdullah counselled Geelani, Chairman of hardline Hurriyat Conference, to take the cue from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat who he said he gave up a violent struggle in the larger interest of peace.
—-PTI