Srinagar, Dec 29: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah, who is on a two-day visit to Pir Panjal region, on Friday visited civilians injured in the aftermath of Bafliaz attack at Government Hospital Rajouri. Party’s senior leader Mian Altaf Ahmad, Pir Panjal Zone President Javed Rana and YNC Provincial President Jammu Aijaz Jan accompanied him.
Joined by senior party leaders and several local unit functionaries of the party, he prayed for the swift and complete recovery of all those who had sustained grave injuries in the tragic incident.
Earlier, senior party leader Mian Altaf Ahmad and Zone President Pir Panjal Javed Rana visited the bereaved families, whose kin were killed in the tragic incident. The duo expressed heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved & prayed for peace to the departed souls.
During his visit to the hospital, Dr Farooq inquired about the underway treatment being given to the injured in the hospital. He impressed upon the district administration to ensure the best medical treatment for the injured.
Consoling the victims’ families, the NC chief “strongly” condemned the incident and said that there was no place for such incidents in any society. He reiterated the party’s demand for an impartial and time-bound judicial probe into the incident.
“Dr Farooq appealed to the government and law enforcement agencies to take concrete and effective measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents of gross human rights violations,” the NC said in a statement, adding, “He said he will raise this issue in the Parliament and will try his level best to draw the attention of the government towards the incident.”
