Early Times Report
srinagar, Apr 28: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's cavalcade was attacked by youth with stones in Ganderbal today, a news agency reported.
The report said: in Chief Minister's constituency, as his cavalcade reached near Beehama Chowk, youth appeared from alleys and pelted stones at the cavalcade. However, police immediately swung into action and chased away the stone-hurlers.
The brief attack took place when Omar was on way to Central Kashmir's Kangan town, some 40 kms from here.
Eyewitnesses said National Conference top brass including Omar, party patron Dr Farooq Abdullah, Davinder Singh Rana and Dr Mehboob Beigh were on way to Kangan to address an election rally.
"Few youth tried to resort to stone-pelting, however, we sealed all the lanes and streets and the CM cavalcade passed off smoothly," Station House Officer Ganderbal said, adding that not a single vehicle was hit by stone.
Meanwhile, scores of youth raised pro-freedom and anti-National Conference slogans at Bakoora in the district where Omar and Farooq were supposed to address an election rally.
The duo did not turn up and later on Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf addressed people. |
