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Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, 88, connected Thursday (March 12, 2026) said hatred was profoundly rooted successful today’s India, arsenic helium demanded “a thorough inquiry” into the failed effort to termination him astatine a wedding relation successful Jammu connected Wednesday (March 11) nighttime by a section resident.
“Atmosphere we unrecorded successful is filled with hate. The calamity is that hatred is profoundly rooted successful the state now. The abstraction for those who speech astir brotherhood, communal harmony and secularism is shrinking. No religion teaches to inflict harm connected anyone,” said Mr. Abdullah.
Mr. Abdullah was speaking successful Jammu for the archetypal clip since Kamal Singh, 64, a nonmigratory of Purani Mandi, aimed a pistol astatine him astatine a matrimony ceremonial astatine Royal Park, Greater Kailash, Jammu, and fired 2 shots. He demanded a “thorough enquiry into the incident”.
“I was leaving the wedding venue [on March 11evening]. I heard a cracker-like dependable and felt vigor connected my neck. As I was shifted to my car, I was told a antheral fired 2 shots from his pistol. My information unit timely intervened and destabilised the attacker. I person nary words to explicit my gratitude to them. Allah saved my life,” said Mr. Abdullah.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called Mr. Abdullah to inquire astir his well-being. “He [Amit Shah] said the idiosyncratic has been arrested and that I volition beryllium updated astir the case,” said Mr. Abdullah.
The three-time J&K Chief Minister, however, expressed interest implicit the information arrangements astatine the venue. “To accidental it was a information lapse would beryllium an overstatement. However, fixed the vitiated atmosphere, the information is that the constabulary should person taken precautions. The relation was attended by galore VVIPs. There was nary bandobast of police,” said Mr. Abdullah.
On the accused’s connection that helium was “planning to termination him for the past 20 years”, Mr. Abdullah said, “I person ne'er seen oregon met him. I don’t cognize the origin of his rivalry. I person been adjuvant to all.”
Assassination effort connected Farooq Abdullah foiled successful Jammu
According to the police, the accused’s firearm, which was utilized successful the crime, was recovered from his possession. He told the constabulary that helium had “personal motives” to termination Mr. Abdullah, without divulging immoderate details. A nonmigratory of the aged metropolis of Jammu, the accused has nary transgression grounds and owns shops. “Further probe is ongoing,” the constabulary said.
Cutting crossed the enactment lines, J&K leaders, including Mehbooba Mufti, Sajad Lone, M.Y. Tarigami, Tariq Hameed Karra, Sunil Sharma, Altaf Bukhari and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, condemned the onslaught and demanded a thorough investigation.
Meanwhile, the NC leaders and legislators held a gathering astatine the enactment office successful Srinagar and “strongly condemned the incident”. The NC legislators, successful a associated resolution, demanded “a high-level probe”. They urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to personally guarantee a thorough investigation.
