Haryana assures action over stone throwing attack on J-K-bound bus

Srinagar: Jammuand Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said his office had taken up with the Haryana government the stone throwing incident involving a Jammu and Kashmir-bound sleeper bus near Kurukshetra, in which an elderly passenger was injured. Abdullah said the Haryana administration had assured prompt and stringent action in accordance with the law.

“The J&K Government stands with the affected passengers and is closely monitoring the situation,” he said in a post on his official X handle. According to a post on X, stones and bricks were hurled at a sleeper bus bearing a Jammu and Kashmir registration number near Kurukshetra, injuring an elderly passenger.

In an earlier post on his personal X handle, Abdullah had urged his Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini to take action against those responsible. “This unfortunate incident should never have taken place. I hope the Haryana government led by @NayabSainiBJP ji and @police_haryana catch the culprits and take action to ensure these things don’t happen again,” he had said. National Conference spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar termed the incident a hate crime.

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