Srinagar/New Delhi:
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has made two controversial comments in just one day. The first was linked to the module of white collar terrorists – they were doctors – that the police demolished in Haryana. The second comment was on Operation Sindoor.
Abdullah, who heads the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and the father of the current Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, called for looking into the reasons why the doctors had taken “this path”.
“Ask those who are responsible, why did these doctors have to take this path? What was the reason? There is a need for a thorough investigation and study of this,” Abdullah said.
He raised concern about the possibility of another Operation Sindoor happening as a result of the latest terror module bust.
“I hope no such thing [Operation Sindoor] will happen. Nothing came out of it. Eighteen of our people died. Our borders were compromised. I hope both nations improve their relations. That is the only way. I want to repeat what Vajpayee Ji said that friends can be changed, but neighbours cannot be changed,” Abdullah said.
It is, however, a widely held analysis that Pakistan betrayed former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with their move in Kargil that led to a war.
He criticised the authorities for mishandling explosive material after a blast at a storage
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