Srinagar, March 10 – National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah visited the Iranian embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday and signed the condolence book following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, due to joint US-Israeli air strikes on Tehran.
An NC spokesperson said, "Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi today and signed the condolence book on the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Spiritual and Supreme Leader of Iran, and conveyed heartfelt sympathies and condolences on behalf of the people of Jammu and Kashmir."
Former Chief Minister Abdullah was accompanied by MPs from the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, and Gurwinder Singh Oberoi.
The delegation also met the Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India and expressed solidarity with the people of Iran during this time of grief, and prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul, the NC spokesperson said.
On Monday, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti also visited the Iranian embassy to express grief on the martyrdom of the Iranian supreme leader.
The Kashmir Valley was rocked by protests immediately after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reached here.
Shia Muslims in the Valley carried out protests against the US-Israeli air strikes on Iran and the killing of the Iranian leader.
Sunni Muslims also joined protests in the Kashmir Valley, and the authorities had to impose restrictions for seven days from March 1 to March 8 to maintain law and order in the Valley.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had interacted with members of the religious, social, political, and business communities of the Kashmir civil society in Srinagar.
Omar appealed to the people to express grief in a disciplined and dignified manner without causing any law and order situation.
The Chief Minister received a positive response from the civil society members, and this interaction helped to bring the situation back to normal in the Valley.