Srinagar, May 13 (Reporter) National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah cast their votes in Srinagar for the Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency on Monday. “It is a matter of joy that the day has come today," Farooq Abdullah told media persons after casting his vote at the Burn Hall polling station in Srinagar. Farooq Abdullah was accompanied by his son Omar Abdullah and two grandchildren, who also polled their votes for the first time. National Conference candidate Aga Ruhulla Syed is contesting a multi-cornered Lok Sabha election from the Srinagar seat and has pitched against the prominent candidates of Peoples Democratic Party youth leader Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra and Apni Party's Ashraf Mir. “In 2014, I could not vote as I was in a hospital in England. Thanks to the almighty, today I am standing before you after casting my vote for the parliamentary elections," he said. “It is very unfortunate that, on the one hand, the administration claims that no stone-pelting, violence, or poll boycott is visible anywhere, but I would like to ask the administration why they picked up selected workers of parties, including the National Conference, during the past two days,” he said. “I would like to ask the Home Minister of India, Prime Minister, why our workers have been detained. Do they fear they will lose the elections? They will lose if the Almighty is willing," Farooq expressed. National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said they provided the names of the workers apprehended and details of the police station where they were asked to report to the Election Commission of India. “We have mentioned eight names in the representation so that the ECI could say that we are talking without any evidence. It was not an exhaustive list; it was an indicative list. It was to show that what we are saying is not exaggerated. But the reply that came from the administration claimed it was all bogus,” he said. Omar said they had not pointed out any police officers in the complaint but had said that all this was being done at the behest of the administration. He said so many polling agents of the National Conference were in fear that they might be picked up during the night, and several stayed in their relatives' houses and some in their vehicles and did not come home. “If this is their way of conducting elections freely, let them keep it in their home," he added. Omar expressed hope that their party workers would not be suppressed again in such a way...////...