Omar Abdullah hits out at Mehbooba Mufti for her Delhi tour

SRINAGAR: Opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for her "self-promoting" tour of Delhi when three persons were killed in firing by security forces in Handwara.

"3 (Three) people died as a result of firing by security forces and what does the J&K CM do? She continues her self-promoting tour of Delhi," Omar wrote on Twitter.

Mehbooba, who was sworn in as the head of the PDP-BJP government on April 4, is currently on a visit to Delhi where she met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other Union Ministers including Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar.

"This is the same person who until a year ago would rush anywhere in the valley to shed contrived tears at the slightest provocation," Omar wrote about the Chief Minister.

Three persons -- two youths and a woman -- were killed in firing by security forces at Handwara town, 85 km from here, during protests against the alleged molestation of a young girl by the army.

The girl has denied that she was molested by the army personnel and accused two local youth of hatching a conspiracy.