Omar Abdullah visits hospital, reaches out to victims of violence

Reaching out to the victims of current violence, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today visited the injured at a leading hospital here, unmindful of a hostile crowd that surrounded him.

Omar, whose government has been criticised for not empathising with the injured and the families of those who lost their lives, drove from his office to super speciality Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences(SKIMS) where he talked to the patients and their attendants.

The chief minister went into the hospital taking everyone by surprise, officials said, adding the decision to make an on-the-spot visit was taken following reports of lack of medicines for patients and food for attendants.

As Omar entered a ward, women came up to him and narrated their experiences about the tragedy that had befallen them during the present unrest.

He enquired about the facilities being made available to the patients at the hospital.

Immediately, around 200-odd people surrounded the chief minister and indulged in slogan shouting giving jitters to security personnel who advised him to leave the place.

However, undeterred by the slogan shouting, Omar stood there and reasoned out with the people requesting them not to disturb the atmosphere at the hospital where patients were recuperating.

Omar visited the main tertiary care hospital and took stock of the availability of medicines and life saving drugs.

He also instructed the Director of SKIMS and doctors concerned to provide best possible medical care to the affected persons.