Srinagar, Sept. 9 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday questioned the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board over the installation of a foundation stone bearing the national emblem at the Hazratbal shrine, which was vandalised by a mob last week.

Speaking to reporters on the reported detention of 25 people in connection with the incident, CM Omar said the plaque itself was unnecessary. "First of all, please explain to me what the need was to put up that stone. Sher-e-Kashmir established the Hazratbal shrine. However, he never put his name on it anywhere because it was not necessary," he said.

PDP leader Iltija Mufti accused the Waqf Board chairperson of provoking religious sentiments by placing the emblem at the shrine. She...