The Congress today expressed grave concern over the increased number of terror attacks in the Jammu region of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which otherwise has remained, by and large, peaceful so far.
Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here today, party MP and spokesperson Deepender Hooda referred to the latest terror attack in the Kathua district of Jammu region in which five soldiers were killed and five others were injured.
He observed that the government was not taking the matter as seriously as it needs to be taken. “As a responsible opposition we want to remind the government to take it seriously”, the Congress spokesperson said.
Hooda pointed out, that this was the fifth such attack in the last month in the Jammu region, which so far had remained mostly peaceful as compared to the Kashmir region.
He said a similar attack took place in Rajouri. Besides, a bus carrying pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine was attacked in which 9 pilgrims were killed on June 9.
He also referred to the terror attack in Pulwama in the Kashmir region, in which 8 people, including two soldiers, were killed.
Quoting the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi saying that terror attacks can only be dealt with firm action and not just hollow words and speeches, Hooda said, the terrorists needed to be answered in their language.
He said the Congress, as a responsible opposition, was ready to support and cooperate with the government in every way in whatever steps need to be taken to deal with the situation.
The Congress spokesperson said that what was more concerning was that the terrorists had extended their area of activities from Kashmir to the Jammu region.
Quoting different reports in the public domain, he said, that since January 2023, the proportion of the number of civilians and security personnel killed in terror
related incidents had almost doubled and were higher than what it was twenty years ago, in 2004.
Blaming Pakistan for orchestrating such attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Hooda said, it (Pakistan) was trying to divert the attention of its people from its failures like unemployment and bankruptcy.
Replying to a question, he observed, the government should take whatever measures it thinks are appropriate. He assured the Congress party’s support and cooperation in the interest of national security. He said it was the right time to give the right answer to Pakistan.
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