New Delhi, March 12 -- Congress MP Rajani Patil on Thursday demanded strict action following the attack on National Conference President, Farooq Abdullah. She flagged the state of security, underlining that even a Z plus protectee became a target.

"If there can be an attack on a Z plus protectee, then this tells about the poor state of the security. We lost our PMs, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. Farooq Abdullah is a person who played a major role in Jammu & Kashmir. Strict action should be taken in this incident," she said.

Earlier today, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari criticised the central government, saying that the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government of India are directly responsible for lapses in security measures.

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