Original sentence: Abdullah was a novice in the political arena of Jammu and Kashmir when he was appointed president of National Conference in Srinagar on August 21, 1981.Farooq Abdullah (1937- ), the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions.In September 1996, Abdullah returned to power when fresh assembly elections were held.The scandal over these elections was believed to contribute to the fact that 1989 saw an uprising in the state against the leadership and paramilitary and military forces were deployed to control the dangerously escalating violence.Though charges of corruption and cronyism were rampant against him, he returned to power in 1987 in elections which were rumoured to be rigged
Edited sentence: Farooq Abdullah (1937- ), the son of Shaikh Abdullah, has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions.Farooq Abdullah was a novice in the political arena of Jammu and Kashmir when he was appointed president of National Conference in Srinagar on August 21, 1981.He is a Medical Doctor too.In September 1996, Farooq returned to power when fresh assembly elections were held.The fraudulent elections were believed to contribute to the fact that 1989 saw a massive uprising in the state against the leadership and paramilitary and military forces were deployed to control the dangerously escalating violence.Though charges of corruption and cronyism were rampant against him, he returned to power in 1987 in elections which were massively rigged