The Congress on July 16 hit out on the Centre after 4 troopers had been killed in an encounter in Doda, and requested what occurred to all these “grand claims” made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jammu and Kashmir.
4 Military personnel, together with an officer, died after being injured in a gunfight with closely armed terrorists in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officers stated on July 16.
The most recent incident comes per week after a terrorist ambush on an Military patrol within the distant Machedi forest belt in Kathua district claimed the lives of 5 troopers and injured as many.
Doda: Safety personnel throughout an anti-terror operation after 4 Military personnel, together with an officer, died after being injured in a gunfight with terrorists, in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated he was deeply distressed by the martyrdom of the 4 courageous troopers, together with an officer.
“Our heart goes out to the families of our bravehearts, who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of Bharat Mata. Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured, and we wish him a speedy and complete recovery,” he stated.
No phrases of sturdy and unequivocal condemnation will suffice for these acts of violence being perpetrated by cowardly terrorists, he stated.
“The spate of terror attacks that has gripped Jammu and Kashmir in the past 36 days, needs careful recalibration in our security strategy. The Modi Government is acting as if everything is ‘business as usual’ and nothing has changed. They must know that increasingly the Jammu region is bearing the brunt of these attacks,” Mr. Kharge stated.
“We cannot endanger our national security by indulging in false bravado, fake narratives and high-decibel whitewashing. As a nation, we have to collectively fight the scrouge of cross-border terrorism,” he stated.
“The Indian National Congress stands strongly with our valiant Armed Forces,” Mr. Kharge stated.
Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated there have been 11 terror assaults within the final 78 days in Jammu alone.
“This is a wholly new development. While we must demonstrate an effective collective response cutting across political parties, the question must also be asked: what happened to all those grand claims made by the self-anointed non-biological PM and the self-styled Chanakya?” Mr. Ramesh stated on X.
Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated the information of martyrdom of 4 troopers, together with an Military officer, in an encounter with terrorists in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir is extraordinarily saddening.
“My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. We will all remain forever indebted to the brave soldiers and their families who made the supreme sacrifice,” she stated.
Congress’ media and publicity division head Pawan Khera additionally lashed out on the authorities over the newest assault and stated the nation needs solutions.
“Countries are not run on just slogans,” Mr. Khera stated in Hindi on X.
The most recent gunfight was the third main encounter between safety forces and terrorists within the forests of Doda district previously three weeks.
The Jammu area, which remained comparatively peaceable between 2005 and 2021 after safety forces worn out decades-long terrorism, witnessed a spike in terror assaults over the previous month. It included an assault on a pilgrim bus that left 9 individuals lifeless and 40 injured.
