'Disheartening': Mehbooba Mufti slams CM Omar Abdullah over month-long delay in condemning Israel’s attack on Iran

Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday criticised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for taking almost a month to unequivocally condemn Israel’s attack on Iran, calling the delay “disheartening”.

CM Abdullah, in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, condemned the "unjust and illegal war imposed on Iran" and requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his influence to end the war in the interest of humanity.

"On behalf of myself and my colleagues, I strongly condemn this unjust and illegal war imposed on Iran. I express my deepest condolences over the loss of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his associates and all those who have lost their lives in this conflict," the chief minister said.

Taking a dig at the chief minister, Mehbooba, in a post on X, said, "How disheartening that it took our chief minister, the only Muslim CM of India's only Muslim majority state, an entire month to unequivocally condemn Israel's dastardly attack on Iran."

The former chief minister said even the Punjab Assembly "acted swiftly", becoming the first legislature to pass a resolution to condemn and show its solidarity with Iran.

"Yet the JK government showed no such urgency or genuine concern, choosing to limit its responses to mere rhetoric and speeches instead of a clear and principled stand," Mehbooba added.