Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed concern over the grenade attack by unidentified person on the residence of a National Conference (NC) leader at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Meanwhile, NC Vice president Omar Abdullah thanked Ms Mehbooba for her concern and said, “Allah was kind, thankfully the programme had concluded & Masoodi Sahib & other colleagues were in a nearby home when the grenade fell.”
“Very sorry to hear about a grenade attack on NC’s Anantnag Parliamentary candidate. Relieved to know that he is safe & no other casualties/ damage was reported. Allah sab ko salamat rakhay,” Ms Mehbooba, who is the PDP candidate from Anantnag Lok Sabha seat and former chief minister of J&K, wrote on micro-blogging site twitter.
“Thank you for your concern. Allah was kind, thankfully the programme had concluded & Masoodi Sahib & other colleagues were in a nearby home when the grenade fell. Sadly this is the umpteenth time Ashraf & his family have faced this sort of attack in recent years,” Mr Abdullah, who is the former chief minister of the state, wrote while responding to Ms Mehbooba’s tweet.
Unknown persons lobbed a grenade at the residence of NC leader Muhammad Ashraf Bhat at Tral on Tuesday though no one was injured in the incident.