‘Cowardly Firing’: Political Leaders Condemn Attack On Farooq Abdullah, Demand Probe

Final Up to date:March 12, 2026, 09:19 IST

J&Okay Chief Minister Omar Abdullah  condemned the assault on his father and known as out the safety lapse. 

Farooq Abdullah was attacked by a gunman at a wedding perform. (File picture)

Nationwide Convention president Farooq Abdullah was attacked by a gunman at a wedding perform in Jammu on Wednesday evening. The incident drew main criticism from political leaders throughout the nation. Based on sources, Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah made a telephone name to former Jammu and Kashmir CM and inquired about his well being.

J&Okay Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reacted sharply and condemned the assault on his father. “Allah is sort. My father had a really shut shave.” In a publish on X, he mentioned the main points are sketchy for the time being however what is thought is {that a} man with a loaded pistol was capable of get “inside level clean vary” and discharge a shot.

“It was solely the shut safety staff that deflected the shot & ensured that the assassination try failed. There are extra questions than solutions for the time being together with however not restricted to how somebody was capable of get this near a Z+ NSG protected former CM,” the chief minister mentioned.

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Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, who was additionally current with Dr Farooq Abdullah throughout the assault, expressed concern and known as out the “safety lapse.” “It’s a very critical safety lapse. When the previous chief minister, deputy chief minister and the adviser are current at a perform, and if an individual can enter inside with a gun, then you possibly can think about what the safety preparations had been like,” he mentioned.

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