The Congress on Tuesday denounced the Centre over the militant attack on a BSF camp near the Srinagar airport, accusing it of compromising national security. AICC chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged the Government had proved to be a "total failure".
He asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi when his administration would formulate a policy to deal with terrorism emanating from Pakistan. "The attack is evidence of how the Modi Government has compromised and toyed with national security. The question is what are Modiji and his Government doingIJ When will we see the 56-inch chestIJ" Surjewala asked.
Security forces gunned down three Jaish-e-Mohammed militants who stormed a BSF camp near the high-security Srinagar airport. An assistant sub-inspector of the force was also killed in the gunfight.
The party recalled that apart from Tuesday's incident, the Udhampur attack on a BSF convoy in August 2015, the Pampore attack in June 2016, a series of attacks in June 2017 where 14 people died including six policemen and one Army Jawan; and the cowardly attack on Amarnath Pilgrims on July 10, 2017 reflected a sinister pattern that the Modi Government which has failed to tackle.
"Under the watch of the BJP Government- 253 personnel of our brave security forces have been martyred and 124 civilians have died in 102 Major Terror Attacks in last 40 months. India's security is imperiled by terrorism.
The days of lip service and mere condemnation of such are over. It is high time that the Prime Minister and his Government lay down a roadmap to deal with Pak sponsored terrorism and prevention of repeated terror attacks on our security forces and civilians," Surjewala said in a statement.