JAMMU, April 1 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed surprise over the withdrawal of security at National Conference headquarters in Srinagar, pointing out that the move comes barely weeks after an assassination attempt on party president and his father, Farooq Abdullah.
He said the decision was difficult to comprehend, especially when the office is visited by the party chief two to three times a week.
Farooq Abdullah, a former chief minister, had a narrow escape on March 11 when 63-year-old Kamal Singh, a resident of Purani Mandi area of Jammu, opened fire from a point-blank range while the veteran leader was leaving a wedding function in the Greater Kailash area here. The attacker was overpowered and arr...