'Cowardly Firing': Political Leaders Condemn Attack On Farooq Abdullah, Demand Probe

Last Updated:March 12, 2026, 09:19 IST

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah  condemned the attack on his father and called out the security lapse. 

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was attacked by a gunman at a marriage function in Jammu on Wednesday night. The incident drew major criticism from political leaders across the country. According to sources, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a phone call to former Jammu and Kashmir CM and inquired about his health.

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reacted sharply and condemned the attack on his father. “Allah is kind. My father had a very close shave." In a post on X, he said the details are sketchy at the moment but what is known is that a man with a loaded pistol was able to get “within point blank range" and discharge a shot.

“It was only the close protection team that deflected the shot & ensured that the assassination attempt failed. There are more questions than answers at the moment including but not limited to how someone was able to get this close to a Z+ NSG protected former CM," the chief minister said.

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Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, who was also present with Dr Farooq Abdullah during the attack, expressed concern and called out the “security lapse." “It is a very serious security lapse. When the former chief minister, deputy chief minister and the adviser are present at a function, and if a person can enter inside with a gun, then you can imagine what the security arrangements were like," he said.

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