BARAMULLA, Oct. 24 -- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday urged people to show courage and stand together to defend their rights, warning that they risked perishing if they failed to confront challenges Addressing a workers' convention in Baramulla, Dr Farooq said Jammu and Kashmir is going through difficult times and people needed to stand together to bring about change. "If you have the courage, we will fight them; if you don't, you will perish," Dr Farooq said urging people to speak the truth and stand firmly for their rights.

"We would have vanished, but having courage and fighting back will help us persist," he said.

He said people should not expect change to come on its own, stressing that ...