The Congress has protested mass withdrawal of security of its leaders in Jammu & Kashmir by the State Government, alleging the move “reeks of bias” and has made political activists “soft targets” and “sitting ducks” for the terrorists.
In a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said hundreds of BJP and PDP workers and their sympathisers, many of whom hardly played any role in politics, have been provided security cover.
Citing recent spurt in terrorist violence in the State, Azad has asked the Centre to restore the withdrawn security.
He said had it been done on a rational and non-partisan basis, and in improving security environment, it would not have caused any heartburn.