New Delhi. The Congress on Thursday questioned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch that why the government is still silent on the matter. Pawan Kheda, the head of the party’s media and publicity department, also alleged that the government has put national security at risk.
It is noteworthy that on April 20, a truck carrying fruits and other items was ambushed in a village in the forward area for Iftar organized by the Rashtriya Rifles, in which five army personnel were martyred and another jawan was seriously injured. was mortally wounded.
Khera told reporters, “Seven days have passed since the Poonch terror attack, but Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister, Foreign Minister and Defense Minister have not spoken a word. This silence tells what are the priorities of the government? In the Modi government, the rein is not on terrorist attacks, but on the discussion on terrorist attacks.
He asked, “Why is the Modi government silent on the Poonch terror attack?” The Congress leader claimed that in the last eight years, we have lost hundreds of lives in attacks like Pulwama, Pampore, Uri, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amarnath Yatra, Sunjwan army camp. Khera said, “Has the Modi government put our national security at risk, due to which 1249 terror attacks took place in Jammu and Kashmir in which 350 civilians and 569 soldiers were martyred?
Citing some news reports, he claimed that there were indications of Taliban links in the Poonch terror attack. He said, “The bullets used in the Poonch terror attacks were made of steel. These bullets were used by NATO. After America left Afghanistan in 2021, these bullets reached terrorist organizations like Lashkar-Jaish. There were reports that the Taliban were selling weapons to raise revenue and we are seeing that they are now being used against our military organizations.
Khera asked that given the situation, is it appropriate for the government to initiate diplomatic initiatives and contacts with the Taliban in Afghanistan?
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