No medicines, electricity, water: Farooq Abdullah urges India to stand up against situation in Gaza
Srinagar, Nov 3: National Conference (NC) patriarch and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Farooq Abdullah, called on fellow countrymen to rise against the sorry state of Gaza amid Israel’s raging offensive against terrorist group Hamas.
Addressing a press conference after chairing a meeting of the political leaders, on Friday, the NC stalwart also pointed to alleged concerns over the supply of water and electricity in the besieged Hamas-controlled territory.
“Look at the condition of hospitals, there are no medicines, there is no electricity, water. I feel people across the country should stand up against this (the situation in Gaza),” the NC patron said.
The meeting was held at Abdullah’s Srinagar residence on Friday.
NC Lok Sabha MP Hasnain Masoodi, former chief minister and People’s Democratic president Mehboob Mufti, and CPI(M) leader Yousuf Tarigami, among others, were present at the meeting.
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