Cong slams BJP for misleading on ‘terrorism’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 17: The Congress Party today ridiculed the BJP claim of containing terrorism in the Jammu region, accusing the ruling party of misleading the public with hollow assurances.
The Congress party argued that despite the BJP’s repeated declarations of bringing peace and security to Jammu, the region has witnessed a sharp increase in terrorist activities, killings of pilgrims, and infiltration in the last couple of years.
Interacting with media persons at Jammu, senior AICC leader Incharge Administration and member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Gurdeep Singh Sappal highlighted the rise in attacks on civilians and security personnel in areas that were once considered relatively peaceful, asserting that the BJP’s claims of controlling terrorism are far from reality.
“The gravity of the situation can be gauged from the fact that hours before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Doda, terrorists struck in the same region in Chhatroo area in which two soldiers of the Army have attained martyrdom”, Singh said.
“The increase in terror incidents in the Jammu division is a glaring failure of the BJP’s security policies”, he said and criticized the government for being complacent and failing to adopt a comprehensive approach to combat the growing threat of terrorism in the region.
Pointing to the rising number of attacks in districts like Rajouri, Poonch, and Udhampur, the CWC Member emphasized that Jammu is no longer immune to the wave of terrorism that has traditionally plagued the Kashmir valley. He accused the BJP of using national security as a political tool while neglecting the safety and well-being of the people living in Jammu.
Singh underscored the BJP’s failure to fulfill its promise of ensuring a secure and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir.
“Over the past three years, 119 members of the security forces have lost their lives, with more than 40% of these fatalities occurring in the Jammu division alone”, he said.
Congress leader pointed to the BJP’s aggressive posturing on security and its decisions, including the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, which they say were touted as measures to wipe out terrorism and ensure long-term peace in the region.
He, however, said that the ground reality paints a different picture. “The resurgence of terrorist attacks, especially targeting civilians, security forces, and infrastructure, demonstrates that the BJP’s approach to security in J&K has been ineffective”, he said.
Lambasting BJP for brazenly using Kashmir as a tool to reap political benefits in other parts of the country, Sappal regretted that residents of Jammu and Kashmir are bearing the maximum brunt of the wrong policies of the BJP government at the Centre.
Dolly Sharma, National Media Co-ordinator Incharge Jammu; Onika Mehrotra, AICC Media Coordinator Incharge Jammu; Ravinder Sharma, senior vice president/ chief spokesperson JKPCC, and Namrata Sharma, general secretary JKPCC were also present during the conference.
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