Ruling National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, describing it as a momentous step towards global peace and a triumph for humanity.
Cutting across party lines, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Saturday condemned the recent assassination attempt on the life of ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah and demanded a judicial probe into the incident.
National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday voiced grave concern over the rapidly escalating conflict in West Asia, urging global powers to act with urgency and responsibility to prevent a deeper crisis that could destabilise the world order.
The attempted shooting of Dr Farooq Abdullah at a wedding reception in Jammu is more than a shocking moment of personal danger for an elderly political leader.
Acting swiftly, NSG men, accompanying Dr. Abdullah, pinned down the man, who is seen in a video of the scene, putting his pistol close to his neck before opening fire.
PDP was kept out of seat sharing in the recently held general and assembly elections by the NC.
Although some exit polls have predicted a NC-Congress coalition government in the UT while others have predicted a hung assembly, NC chief Dr Farooq Abdullah said he does not believe in exit polls.
Amidst speculations of a National Conference (NC)—BJP post-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, NC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday ruled out any such possibility and asserted that the vote which we have got in J&K is the vote against the BJP.
National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah has expressed concern over the ''surge in terrorism in the Jammu region'' during the BJP's rule.
Farooq was replying to questions raised by Home Minister Amit Shah in Jammu that terrorism would return to the region if the two-party alliance was voted to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.
