Srinagar: At a time when the deadly terror incident near Red Fort and an explosion at a police station in Jammu & Kashmir have shaken up India, less than seven months after the Pahalgam massacre, veteran politician Farooq Abdullah triggered a controversy on Saturday.

The National Conference leader and former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister said that an Operation Sindoor-like action should not be carried out as it did not yield any positive outcome and only resulted in loss of lives. ADVERTISEMENT

“I hope no such thing (Operation Sindoor) will happen. Nothing came out of it. Eighteen of our people died… Our borders were compromised,” Abdullah told ANI, adding that repeating such operations will harm both nations and the fragile peace along the Line of Control.

“I hope both nations impr

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