All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday lambasted the Narendra Modi government after a deadly encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district claimed the lives of four Army soldiers, including a Major.
Speaking to ANI, Owaisi criticized the government, saying, ?PM Modi used to say 'Ghar mein ghus kar marenge'. What is this then? This is a failure of the government. They are unable to control terrorism. Whatever has happened in Doda is very dangerous.? Owaisi's remarks reflect the growing frustration among opposition parties over the BJP-led government's handling of the situation in the Union territory.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, echoed Owaisi's sentiments, expressing his concern over the ongoing violence. "These continuous terrorist attacks are reflecting the deteriorated condition of Jammu and Kashmir. Our soldiers and their families are bearing the brunt of BJP's wrong policies," Gandhi said.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also weighed in, calling for a "careful recalibration in security strategy." 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.?
Further criticism came from former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, who highlighted the lack of accountability. "Unfortunately, there is no accountability. Heads should have rolled by now ? the DGP (R R Swain) should have been sacked by now," Mufti was quoted by PTI as saying.
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj also joined the chorus of opposition voices condemning the central government's approach. "Even today a terrorist attack took place. The Kashmir policy of the central government has completely failed. The BJP was part of the elected government, (it) removed the government and imposed the President's rule, but the situation did not improve," Bharadwaj asserted.
