After attack, politics takes over
Modi’s policies have created space for terrorists in Kashmir... Short term political gain for Modi from PDP alliance has cost India massively
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in the wake of the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims, indicating that the Congress will sharpen its criticism over the Centre’s Kashmir policy.
In a series of tweets, Gandhi said, “Modi’s policies have created space for terrorists in Kashmir. Grave strategic blow for India#AmarnathTerrorAttack”.
In another tweet he said, “Short term political gain for Modi from PDP alliance has cost India massively.”
The Congress vice president’s fresh criticism against the PM comes a day after Opposition parties asked the government to introspect and find out how despite intelligence inputs, terrorists could attack the pilgrims’ bus.
Gandhi, like many other Opposition leaders, questioned the BJPPDP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, the first such ruling alliance in the state. On Monday evening, a group of militants attacked the bus at Batengoo in Anantnag area, killing seven pilgrims. The bus was coming back from Baltal, one of the base camps of the Amarnath Yatra to Jammu. This was the first major attack on Amarnath pilgrims in 16 years.
In another tweet, Gandhi said, “Modi’s personal gain= India’s strategic loss + sacrifice of innocent Indian blood.”
Meanwhile, the PDP and BJP have managed to put up a united front on the matter. “There is no reason for us to blame the PDP. They are not responsible for any lapses or the attack. Both partners are on the same page,” a BJP leader told HT on Wednesday.
Two Army jawans were killed on Wednesday as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in the Keran sector of Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, an Army official said here.
The jawans were killed in the Pakistani firing, the official said while refusing to be identified.
Earlier, the same official said that an Indian Army patrol party was ambushed and fired upon by the Pakistani troops. PTI