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Omar Abdullah condemns attack on SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal

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Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah denounced the assault on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday (August 13, 2026) as "heinous and unacceptable in a democracy". Describing the attack on Mr. Badal as "heinous", Mr. Abdullah emphasized that "Such attacks have no place and no justification in a democracy."

Expressing apprehensions over the security situation, Mr. Abdullah lamented, "What is shocking is that after Sukhbir survived an attempted assassination attempt in Amritsar earlier, nothing appears to have been done to better protect him."

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·hani.co.kr

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