Omar sniffs trouble, cancels press meet

November 21, 2012 15:47

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah cancelled his press conference today, immediately after he heard that Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab had been hanged this morning.

The scheduled 'meet the media' has been cancelled," Anil Anand,secretary general of Press Club of India confirmed during his conversation with rediff.com's Onkar Singh. "Following the developments, I guess I will postpone this week's press interaction till the first week of December," Anand added.

Omar expects trouble to erupt following the hanging of Kasab and feels that he should be Jammu for next few weeks to deal with any eventuality.

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