Srinagar, June 7 -- The ruling National Conference (NC) on Saturday termed as "unfortunate" the visit of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to the upcoming AIIMS at Awantipora in Pulwama district, saying it set a wrong precedent.

"It is unfortunate that a former CM has given an opportunity to unelected people to take their MLAs to chair a meeting. This sets a very wrong precedent," NC chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq told reporters here.

Sadiq said NC president Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, when they were not in power, never took a review meeting like the PDP president.

"They (the PDP) have given a way to the RSS and other people to take a review meeting of any institution by just taking their MLAs," Sadiq said. Th...