Following the killing of two Village Defence Guards in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders condemned the attack and said that the government will be taking strict action against the militants.
Tensions persisted in Jammu and Kashmir following the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDG) in Kishtwar, with the people in the region protesting and demanding on Friday that the government take strict action to crush the militancy in the state.
"Deeply saddened & concerned by the attack that resulted in the deaths of Kuldeep Kumar & Nazeer Ahmed Padder of Kuntwara in Kishtwar, members of the local village defence committee. The terrorists killed two innocent men who had taken their livestock to graze. I condemn this attack
In a post on X, Kashmir Zone Police informed about the development and said, "Two terrorists have been neutralised in Sopore encounter. Identification and affiliation is being ascertained. Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition recovered. Further details shall follow."
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday, warned the Omar Abdullah government, against "murdering the mandate of democracy by resorting to disruptive and violent means."
Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) Kavinder Gupta attacked the ruling National Conference- Congress government and said that the terror attacks in the state had increased after two village defence guards were killed in an attack in Kishtwar.
The LG paid homage to the two deceased Nazir Ahmad and Kuldeep Kumar who were killed in the attack and reiterated the Government's resolve to destroy terror outfits and avenge the barbaric act.
The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a joint operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla on Thursday after observing terrorists' suspicious activity, the army said.
Chief Minister of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, reiterated on Thursday his call for raising a voice through the Legislative Assembly and sending a message that what happened on August 5, 2019, was not acceptable to them.
Meanwhile, Yasin Malik's wife wrote to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to initiate a debate in Parliament for her husband, who she claimed can bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir.
Following a tumultuous day in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders condemned Congress, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and alliance parties on Thursday for bringing in a resolution on the restoration of Article 370.
As chaos erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, saying that the party simply wants to "only strengthen themselves" instead of working for the people of the region.