JAMMU: Peoples Conference (PC) president and MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday drew a parallel between his father’s assassination and the recent attack on former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, alleging that security has often been used for political ends.
Delivering an emotionally charged speech in the J&K legislative assembly on Saturday, Sajad Lone condemned the attack on Dr Farooq Abdullah while drawing a painful parallel to his own father’s assassination, while demanding accountability on the political use of security.
Sajad said, “Dr Farooq Abdullah is one of the most colourful and dynamic human beings we have seen in Kashmir politics. The name of the person who saved him hasn’t come up anywhere to date. This is a great injustice that even I don’t know his name to date”.
He demanded a civilian award for the unidentified saviour, urging the government to recognise the act before it fades from public memory.
He then recalled that nearly 20 legislators and members have been martyred over the decades, including his own father and the father of fellow member and minister, Sakina Itoo.