Why is govt mum on nature of Poonch attack: Congress

The Congress has asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government were keeping mum on the nature of the recent terrorist killings of Indian army personnel in Poonch, J&K.

Referring to reports that the terror strike must have been done by LeT and JeM with the backing of the Taliban, the Congress demanded to know the government’s stand vis a vis engaging Taliban.

“Multiple media reports now indicate that the highly penetrative and ricocheting ‘steel core’ bullets used by terrorists was left behind by US troops in Afghanistan, after they departed the country in August 2021. The bullets were obtained by terrorist groups such as Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from the Taliban.


The Chinese made ‘steel core’ bullets capable of piercing an armoured shield, were used by NATO forces during the Afghanistan war and these bullets are part of ammunition NATO forces have abandoned after leaving Afghanistan,” said Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera at the official briefing. “Given that the Poonch attack has Taliban links, is it appropriate for the Modi government to start its diplomatic outreach and engagement with the Taliban,” he asked.