Cong hits out at Centre, seek statehood restoration

Jammu: Expressing concern over the increased terror attacks leading to martyrdom of several army and security force personnel, Senior AICC leader and In Charge J&K affairs Bharat Sinh Solanki on Wednesday hit out at the Centre government and UT administration for total failure to check the rising terror activities in Jammu region.
Addressing a press conference here, AICC Leader questioned how there is such a sudden spurt in terror attacks and activities in most parts of Jammu region after peaceful conduct of Lok Sabha polls and why government has failed to check it after ten years in power now, when centre is directly dealing with the situation.
Accompanied by JKPCC President Vikar Rasool Wani, AICC secretary Manoj Yadav, Working President Raman Bhalla and JKPCC Senior Vice President incharge Media Ravinder Sharma, Solanki said that entire nation is shocked over the sacrifices of our young officers and soldiers in the series of terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in Jammu region, which has seen a sudden spurt in the terror activities in recent months, although it was hotting up during past couple of years.
It is a matter of concern for all in the nation that how terrorism has revived to this extent in the Jammu region , which was almost peaceful in the past two decades, barring few incidents in between. Centre is directly dealing after 2018 especially when UT was formed.
Solanki said the security situation had started worsening in the Jammu region for the past around two years with a number of major attacks in Poonch- Rajouri including the killings of seven minority Hindus in Dhangri area of Rajouri district on January 1, 2023.
Stating that over 48 jawans attained martyrdom in the recent years and referred to series of attacks and said now the entire Jammu province has marked the presence of terrorists and witnessed terror attacks leading to number of casualties of our jawans of army, police and security forces and civilians too.
Solanki also hit out at the centre over the snatching of rights of elected government and vesting in LG when people were agitated over the unilateral and arbitrary snatching away of statehood and other rights of people, depriving them of their status, dignity, and then depriving them of the democratic right to have elected government for around six years.
JKPCC president Vikar Rasool Wani blamed the BJP led centre government and UT administration for total failure to control terrorism which has taken serious dimensions and jawans getting martyred.
Vikar announced to launch protests from tomorrow against rising and to seek restoration of statehood before assembly elections. It will be held at all districts and block levels in a phased manner.
He said that there is an atmosphere of fear amongst people due to the rise in terrorism in Jammu region and highlighted the strong resentment of people over the snatching of powers of the elected government and vesting in the Lt Governor before elections as they realised the mood of people against the BJP in elections.
UNI