Jammu, Mar 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah thanked the Almighty for protecting his father and the National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, who survived an assassination attempt in Jammu late Wednesday, March 11, evening.
However, obliquely pointing towards major security lapse, he, through a post on ‘X’, questioned how someone with a loaded pistol was able to get so close to a Z plus NSG protected former Chief Minister.
He also heaved a sigh of relief that both the Deputy Chief Minister and his (CM’s) Advisor were safe and thanked the Almighty for that.
“Allah is kind. My father had a very close shave. 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 & 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,” CM Omar posted.
“Thankfully both the DCM & @nasirsogami who were accompanying my father at the time are also safe and sound. The almighty shielded them,” his another post read.
