Jammu and Kashmir parties spar over affiliation of killed political activist
By IANS | Published: 25th April 2018 07:23 PM |
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Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti (File | PTI)
SRINAGAR: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir sparred over the affiliation of senior political activist Gulam Nabi Patel, who was killed by militants in Pulwama district on Wednesday.
Critically injured in a militant attack at Rajpora Chowk of Pulwama, along with two of his security guards, Patel later succumbed in the hospital.
Ironically, as Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condoled Patel's death as that of "a senior Congress leader", the state Congress issued a statement condoling the death of the "PDP leader".
Heartfelt condolences to the family of senior Congress leader, G. N. Patel who was killed by militants today in Rajpora. Such cowardly acts achieve nothing but leave one more family devastated.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) April 25, 2018
At this, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, of the National Conference, intervened. "How tragic that Patel Sahib, a political worker assassinated by militants in Kashmir is being disowned by both the PDP & Congress.
How tragic that Patel Sahib, a political worker assassinated by militants in Kashmir is being disowned by both the PDP & Congress. If neither party is willing to own him as one of their own let’s just call him a NC worker so his death is not in vain.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) April 25, 2018
"If neither party is willing to own him as one of their own let's just call him a NC worker so his death is not in vain," he tweeted.
