Jharkhand: Addressing a rally in poll-bound Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the soldiers who lost their lives in yesterday’s terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. “Terrorists in Kashmir tried to attack the Indian democracy,” Modi said.
Friday was a day of terror in Kashmir as 21 people, including eight Army men, were killed and at least 10 were injured in a string of brazen militant strikes. The attacks came just days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Srinagar on Monday for the staggered Assembly Elections.
PM Modi condemned the attacks as “desperate attempts” to sabotage the polls. “Attacks in Jammu and Kashmir are condemnable. They are desperate attempts to derail the atmosphere of hope and goodwill as seen by increased voter turnout,” he tweeted.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the terror attacks Friday “once again show the desperate levels militants will go to to disrupt peace and normalcy”. He described it as “a terrible day” and said in a tweet: “Four attacks and a number of deaths – security forces & innocent civilians killed in the valley today.
Reports say Pakistani intruders are waiting across the Line of Control (LoC) to cross over into the Indian Territory. As per reports, the Pakistani Army and the ISI, in a joint move, are aiming to push infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the ongoing poll process there.
The US has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Kashmir and said it remained firm on its “commitment” to work with India to defeat terrorism in all forms. “The United States strongly condemns today’s (Friday’s) terrorist attacks in Kashmir, which claimed the lives of innocent civilians, military, and police personnel,” a senior State Department official said.
Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag has arrived in Srinagar to take stock of the situation and pay tributes to jawans martyred in Friday’s terror attack at the Army camp in Uri.
Bureau Report
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