Former CM Dr. Farooq Abdullah calls for thorough probe into accidental Nowgam Police Station blast

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 15 (STC): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah in a press statement has expressed strong concern over the accidental blast at Nowgam Police Station. He called it a grave lapse in handling sensitive explosive material and urging a thorough investigation into the tragedy that claimed nine lives.
He said that the explosives recovered in the ongoing probe should have been assessed by experts instead of being handled without specialised guidance. “This is our mistake. Those who understand this explosive better, we should have talked to them first about how to deal with it instead of trying to handle it ourselves. You saw the result. Nine people lost their lives,” he said.
Referring to the recent Delhi blast case, the former Chief Minister said, “We haven’t come out of the crisis in Delhi where fingers are being pointed at every Kashmiri. When will that day come when they will accept that we are Indians and we are not responsible for this?”
He also questioned the circumstances that led the arrested doctors to take the path they allegedly chose. “Ask those who are responsible why these doctors had to take this path. What was the reason? There is a need for a thorough investigation and study of this,” he said.
He conveyed condolences to the bereaved families.
(Straight Talk Communications)