{"id":15692,"date":"2026-03-28T20:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=15692"},"modified":"2026-03-28T20:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:02:29","slug":"mlas-unite-to-condemn-attack-on-dr-farooq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/mlas-unite-to-condemn-attack-on-dr-farooq\/","title":{"rendered":"MLAs unite to condemn attack on Dr Farooq"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seek thorough probe <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jammu, Mar 28: In a rare show of unity in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly, MLAs cutting across party lines on Saturday condemned the attack on former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and demanded a thorough probe into the incident.<\/p>\n

The issue was discussed in the House at length after MLAs from the National Conference submitted an adjournment motion.<\/p>\n

Opening the debate, as per news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), NC\u2019s Salman Sagar termed the attack \u201chighly condemnable\u201d and called for a time-bound investigation report. \u201cIf a leader of such stature is not safe, it raises serious concerns about the security of others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

His party colleague, MLA Trehgam Mir Saifullah, questioned the silence of authorities over the attack on the NC president. \u201cWhy has no official statement been issued? Why was adequate security not in place?\u201d he asked, alleging a possible conspiracy behind the incident.<\/p>\n

Senior BJP leader and MLA Sham Lal Sharma described Dr Abdullah as a \u201ctall leader who needs no certification.\u201d He said the incident pointed to possible security lapses that must be investigated.<\/p>\n

Bandipora MLA Nizam-ud-Din Bhat described Dr Abdullah as a \u201cnational asset\u201d and stressed that his safety was the responsibility of the state.<\/p>\n

Minister for Health & Medical Education Sakina Itoo said it was encouraging to see unity across party lines but termed the silence of the Home Department \u201cunfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n

She demanded that the investigation report be placed before the House and questioned whether any officials had been held accountable.<\/p>\n

MLA Ramban, Arjun Singh Raju linked the attack to rising communal tensions and called for a united political stand against divisive forces.<\/p>\n

BJP MLA Rajiv Jasrotia termed the incident an attempt to disturb communal harmony and urged that findings<\/p>\n

His party colleague Pawan Kumar Gupta said the attack could have turned tragic if not for the timely action of security personnel, suggesting they be rewarded.<\/p>\n

CPI(M) leader M. Y. Tarigami termed the incident an \u201cassault on society\u201d and called for strict action against those responsible.<\/p>\n

Condemning the attack, Peoples Conference MLA Sajad Gani Lone recalled past killings of legislators, saying such incidents reopen old wounds. He urged the House to ensure that security is not compromised under any circumstances.<\/p>\n

PDP\u2019s Waheed \u2013Ur- Rehman Parra also condemned the attack, calling it shameful. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seek thorough probe Jammu, Mar 28: In a rare show of unity in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly, MLAs cutting across party lines on Saturday condemned the attack on former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and demanded a thorough probe into the incident. The issue was discussed in the House at length after MLAs from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15694,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15692\/revisions\/15694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}