J-K is NOT a part of India: Geelani stokes controversy

March 09, 2015 13:13

Amid statements from the PM and the Home Minister on separatist leader Masarat Alam's release from prison in Lok Sabha, Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani stirred a controversy over the status of Kashmir, saying that India should realise that "Jammu and Kashmir is disputed territory and not a part of the country".

Speaking about Alam's release, he added that the charges against Alam were baseless as he knew him well and that this was merely a political stunt by parties.

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