Srinagar, 14 August: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah on Saturday unequivocally condemned the ghastly killing of a 2 year old child in a grenade attack on BJP leader Jasbir Singh’s house in Rajouri.
Expressing sympathies with the bereaved, Dr Farooq said, “I condemn the attack in strongest possible terms. Violence in all its forms and manifestations brings countless miseries to people. I express my unison within the bereaved family; pray for strength to bear this inconsolable loss and fast recovery to all the others who have sustained injuries in this despicable act of violence”.
While denouncing the attack Omar Abdullah said, “I condemn the heinous and despicable act that shows contempt for innocent lives. The vicious circle of violence must stop now. The perpetrators of the attack must be held accountable and be brought to justice,” he said.
Meanwhile Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Add. General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustufa Kamal, Provincial President Jammu Devender Singh Rana, Senior leaders Sajad Ahmed Kitchloo, Khalid Najeeb Suharwardy, Javed Rana, Aijaz Jan, and others have also condemned the attack in unequivocal terms and sought enquiry into the incident. The functionaries have expressed unison with the kith and kin of the victims praying for peace to the deceased minor and speedy recovery to the injured.
