Summary:
Jammu, Oct 20 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Rajni Patil on Wednesday said the BJP government"s claims about normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir have proved “hollow” with the incidents of violence against innocents.
Patil, who is the AICC incharge for J&K, arrived here and reviewed the prevailing situation with senior party leaders and front wings, a Congress spokesperson said.
“The claims of total normalcy by the BJP-led central government have proved to be hollow and the innocents, especially minorities, are being killed and targeted by terrorists, day in and day out, which is very serious and shocking,” she said.
She also expressed concern over the killing of nine army personnel, including two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) in an ongoing operation in the forest areas of Mendhar and Surankote in Poonch district and nearby Thanmandi in Rajouri district.
“The central government and UT administration have utterly failed to protect the innocent people, who are being targeted selectively for over two years and now the situation has turned worse and unsafe for the nationalist people in the valley,” Patil said.
She said the peace-loving people, especially minorities, are feeling threatened and leaving the valley for the safety of their lives.