Congress demands strict action against terrorists

The Opposition lashed out at the Modi government over the serial terror attacks in the Jammu region and said national security can't be endangered "by indulging in false bravado, fake narratives and high-decibel whitewashing".

Accusing the Modi government of "acting as if everything is business as usual and nothing has changed", the Opposition said that the country wanted the government to take full responsibility for the repeated security lapses and take strict action against the terrorists.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge expressed concern over the way terror is gripping the Jammu region. "The spate of terror attacks that has gripped Jammu and Kashmir in the past 36 days needs careful recalibration in our 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.... As a nation, we have to collectively fight the scourge of cross-border terrorism. The Indian National Congress stands strongly with our valiant armed forces."


Lok Sabha's Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said: "Our soldiers and their families are bearing the brunt of BJP's wrong policies. It is the demand of every patriotic Indian that the government should take full responsibility for the repeated security lapses and take strict action against the culprits..."

Former J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is from Doda, asked the Centre to respond by taking measures to bring down militancy in the Jammu region.