The National Conference on Friday sought an end to the political “witch-hunt in Jammu and Kashmir” and called for an immediate release of all political detainees, saying the unjustified and prolonged detentions reek of fear and repression. At the same time, the party said Jammu and Kashmir should be out on the high-perch within the union of states considering its history and ever-important relevance for the secular and pluralistic visage of the country.