Farooq breaks down, says he was detained at home; Shah lying

New Delhi: National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah contradicted Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment in parliament that he has "neither been detained nor arrested".

"I was detained in my house... I feel sad that Home Minister can lie like this," the 81-year-old said.

When Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule pointed out the veteran leader's absence, Amit Shah, who introduced the bill in the lower house, said: "He has neither been detained nor arrested. He is at home by his own will."

Sule said, "I sit on seat 462, Farooq Abdullah sits on seat 461. He's elected from J&K, we can't hear him today. This debate will be incomplete if you ask me."

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lawmaker Dayanidhi Maran raised question about the absence of Abdullah "Farooq Abdullah, a member of this House, is missing.

He is arrested and we have no intimation. You as a Speaker should protect the members. You should be neutral," Maran said in the lower house of the Parliament.

Abdullah broke down while talking of the government's move. "How do you think one would feel when your body is being carved, the body that stood together in all odds, fought every evil unitedly...

They divided regions, will they divide hearts too? Will they divide Hindus and Muslims? I thought my India was for all, everyone who believes in secular, unity," he said.

"It is not a small thing that we were given this state. It was not ordinary. It was given by leaders like Nehru. We will sit and take it to logical end. We won't give in," Abdullah said.