Amid two back-to-back terror attacks in Jammu province during the last 24 hours, the Congress party on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Centre, accusing it of failing to curb the resurgence of terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference at the party office in Srinagar, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said that the Union Territory has witnessed 25 terror attacks in the 98 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his third term in office.
Shrinate criticized the government’s claims of establishing peace in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
“Tall claims were made that after August 5, 2019, peace will be established in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the reality on the ground is starkly different as terror incidents have increased manifold,” she said.
The Congress spokesperson highlighted the alarming rise in terror attacks, resulting in the martyrdom of 21 security personnel and 15 civilians.
She pointed out that in the last 98 days, there …