India, March 7 -- By Riaz WaniPolitical reactions emerged in Jammu and Kashmir after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remarks on the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the subsequent police action against protesters in the Valley.

The comments drew criticism from National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Waheed Ur Rehman Parra.

Abdullah had chaired a meeting of civil society members earlier this week and appealed for communal harmony following protests in Kashmir.

Reacting to the meeting, Ruhullah questioned the chief minister's approach in a post on X.

"When and how was the communal harmony disturbed by the mourners which forced the assembly of this 'group' to...