Omar: Govt needs to look at defence procurement

May 27, 2014 12:33

Omar Abdullah: My condolences to the family, friends & colleagues of the pilot killed in the MIG crash today. May his soul rest in peace. Not entirely disconnected from today's crash the new Govt needs to sort of defence procurement issue for Navy, Air Force & Army ASAP.

The MIG-21, which was on a routine exercise, crashed in the fields at Mirhama in Bijbehara area, 45 kms from Srinagar, defence sources said.
Pilot Raghu Bansi was killed in the crash, they said. The MIG-21 had taken off from Technical Airport here this morning, the sources said.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. A team of IAF officials have rushed to the spot.

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