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Omar Abdullah condemns ‘heinous’ attack on Sukhbir Badal
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal as “heinous and unacceptable in a democracy”. He expressed shock that after…
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal as “heinous and unacceptable in a democracy”. He expressed shock that after Sukhbir survived an earlier assassination attempt in Amritsar, nothing seemed to have been done to improve his protection.
The attack took place on August 13. The Hindu reported the statement.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that political violence is being normalised must be treated with caution. This is an isolated incident, and the swift condemnation from across the aisle shows that democratic norms still hold. The real test will be whether the security apparatus can now close loopholes that allowed a second attempt on a public figure's life. How many more attacks will it take for visible protection measures to be put in place for vulnerable politicians?
Source: thehindu.com
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