Attack reflects deteriorating internal security situation: Rahul

new delhi — Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the attack on CRPF troopers in Chhattisgarh that left nine paramilitary personnel dead reflected a deteriorating internal security situation under the Narendra Modi government.

“The Maoist attack in Sukma, Chhattisgarh in which 9 CRPF jawans lost their lives is tragic. It reflects a deteriorating internal security situation due to flawed policies,” tweeted Gandhi.

“My condolences to the families of those killed. To those who have been injured, I wish a speedy recovery,” he added.

The Congress also said that the attack exposed the hollow claims of Modi government in controlling Maoism, since it came in the same district where 26 CRPF personnel were killed by the ultra-left rebels last year.

“That attack was the biggest one in the past seven years, but BJP government has not learnt any lesson,” said Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, adding that the national security situation was “a direct consequence of Modi government’s aimless, irresolute and inconsistent polices”.

“Modi had sold the ‘national security’ plank hard to attain power, but in the past four years, we have only witnessed a precarious security situation in the country,” he said, claiming ceasefire violations on the border, crossborder infiltration, terror attacks on security installations and Maoist attacks had increased manifold.

The party said there have been 23 major Maoist attacks after demonetisation, in which 97 security personnel and 121 civilians were killed. —

That attack was the biggest one in the past seven years, but BJP government has not learnt any lesson.” Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress spokesperson