It’s a security lapse, says Ashok Koul
Jammu Tawi/Srinagar, Jun 03: Expressing shock and grief over the killing of Party’s Municipal Councillor Rakesh Pandita by militants in Tral town in Pulwama district, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh Thursday said that it was a heinous act of Pakistan-sponsored militants who want to throttle democracy in the Union Territory.
Chugh, who is party incharge for J&K and Ladakh in a statement issued said that militants’ vicious game plan is being plotted by the Pakistan ISI, which, he said, would be decisively defeated by the security forces.
He said targeting BJP leaders in J&K makes the militants’ vicious and heinous plan to kill democracy in the Union Territory explicitly clear.
Jammu & Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said Tral incident is a security lapse and questioned how militants were roaming freely in the area.
“It is a security lapse. We’re not security agencies aware that three unidentified militants were roaming in the area? Is not this a security lapse? We agree with the fact that our leader had not taken PSOs along with him,” BJP general secretary, Ashok Koul told reporters at Srinagar party office.
Koul said the government should admit lapses on its part.
He termed the killing as a political killing and said that this should not be associated with return of Kashmiri Pandits.
“It is a political killing and should not be connected with the return of Kashmir Pandits or other things,” he said.
He said BJP leaders are being targeted by militants from past one year in Kashmir.
Koul said the government should admit lapses on its part.
He termed the killing as a political killing and said that this should not be associated with return of Kashmiri Pandits.
“It is a political killing and should not be connected with the return of Kashmir Pandits or other things,” he said.
He said BJP leaders are being targeted by militants from past one year in Kashmir.
