Shoe hurled at Omar Abdullah during I-Day function
Srinagar:A shoe was thrown at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the Independence Day function here on Sunday. It has been reported that the shoe that missed Abdullah was allegedly
thrown by an Assistant Sub-Inspector. The shoe came flying from behind the stands
just as Abdullah was about to unfurl the flag. The Assistant Sub-Inspector then
raised black flags shouted slogans against the State Government following which
he was arrested by the security officials. "Throw shoes, not stones," Television
channels quoted Abdullah as saying.
