Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government over the recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
The former Congress chief said that the NDA government’s policies have failed to establish security and peace in the valley.
“Contrary to their claims, the reality is that the J&K is living under the shadow of danger due to repeated terrorist activities, attacks on our soldiers and targeted killings of civilians,” Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X.
The Congress leader asked the government to immediately take accountability and restore peace in the valley at the earliest and ensure the safety of the army and civilians.
Expressing his condolences, the Congress leader said: “The news of the martyrdom of our brave soldiers in the cowardly attack on an army vehicle in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir is extremely sad.” Two porters also lost their lives in the attack, he added.
According to reports, two soldiers and two civilians were killed when terrorists ambushed army vehicles in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Officials stated that a convoy transporting personnel from a Rashtriya Rifles unit, along with civilian porters, was en route to the Nagin post in the Afrawat range. The attack occurred when terrorists opened fire on two army trucks at Botapathri, approximately 6 kilometers from the tourist destination of Gulmarg.
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah also condemned the terrorist attack and said attacks like the one in Gulmarg would continue to occur until India and Pakistan found a way to be friends and that would end J&K’s troubles.
Speaking to reporters, Abdullah said: “Such attacks will continue to take place in this state. You know where they come from and it will not stop until some way is found to get out of this trouble. I have been witnessing it for the last 30 years, innocent people are getting killed.”
“We are not going to become a part of Pakistan. So, why are they doing this? To disrupt our future? To make us poorer?” he said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on October 20 condemned the recent terror attack, in which two labourers were killed in Gagangir area of the Ganderbal district.
In a post on X, he said: “The dastardly terror attack on civilians in Gagangir, J&K, is a despicable act of cowardice. Those involved in this heinous act will not be spared and will face the harshest response from our security forces. At this moment of immense grief, I extend my sincerest condolences to the families of the deceased. Praying for the speedy recovery of those injured.”
Despite the Home Minister’s appeal, on October 24, seven people, including six non-local labourers and a local doctor, were killed in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The terror attack occurred when terrorists opened fire at the victims at the Z-Morh tunnel construction site.
Earlier on October 18, a labourer from Bihar was found dead in the Shopian district. His bullet-riddled body was found in the Wachi area of Zainapora.