Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah speaks to India Today's Rajdeep Sardesai on the arrest of 7 Hurriyat leaders for their involvement in stoking violence in Kashmir Valley after accepting terror funding from Pakistan. When asked whether the Hurriyat should be banned or still be called to the dialogue table as a stakeholder to help resolve the Kashmir issue, Farooq said, "Banning the Hurriyat will not make any difference. Farooq replied, "It is not only the outside funding that came to Hurriyat. Hurriyat leaders are citizens of India, citizens of Jammu and Kashmir. "Unrest in Kashmir Valley would not end.

Source: India Today July 25, 2017 19:36 UTC