J&K Terror Attack: LG Pays Tributes To Slain Armymen; Rahul Slams Modi Govt Over 'Failure' To Establish Peace
Two soldiers and two Army porters were killed while another porter and a soldier were injured when a vehicle of the force in Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district was attacked by terrorists.
Srinagar, Oct 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid floral tributes on Friday to the soldiers and porters who were killed in a terror attack in Gulmarg a day before.
Sinha visited the Army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps unit, also known as Chinar Corps, to pay homage to the slain soldiers and porters.
"Paid homage to the brave soldiers and Defence Porters who made the supreme sacrifice in the service to the nation in Butapathri Sector on October 24, 2024," the LG said in a post on X.
He said the country will never forget their selfless service and supreme sacrifice.
"We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families," he added.
Terrorists attacked an Army vehicle six kilometres from the popular tourist spot of Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday.
The ultras opened fire on the Army vehicle in the Bota Pathri area in the evening hours. The vehicle was headed for the Nagin post in the Affarwat range.
Two Army porters and two soldiers were killed in the attack.
The Army has identified the two slain soldiers as Riflemen Kaisar Ahmad Shah and Jeevan Singh.
Officials said the two porters were Mushtaq Ahmed Choudhary and Zahoor Ahmad Mir, both residents of the Boniyar area of Uri.
NDA Completely Failed To Establish Peace In J-K: Rahul Gandhi
The Congress on Friday slammed the NDA government at the Centre over the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg, saying its policies had completely failed to establish security and demanded that it should immediately take accountability as well as ensure the safety of Army personnel and civilians.
Two soldiers and two Army porters were killed in the attack on Thursday while another porter and a soldier were injured. Terrorists attacked a vehicle of the force six kilometres from the tourist hotspot of Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.
The terrorists opened fire on the Army vehicle in the Bota Pathri area when it was headed for the Nagin post in Afrawat range.
In a post in Hindi on X, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said, "The news of the martyrdom of our brave soldiers in the cowardly attack on an Army vehicle in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is extremely saddening. Two porters also lost their lives in the attack. I pay my tribute to the martyrs and express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families." The policies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre have completely failed to establish security and peace in Jammu and Kashmir, he said.
"Contrary to their claims, the reality is that the state is living under the shadow of danger due to continuous terrorist activities, attacks on our soldiers and targeted killings of civilians," Gandhi said.
The government should immediately take accountability and restore peace in the Valley at the earliest and ensure the safety of the Army and civilians, he said.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also condoled the loss of lives in the terror attack and said no amount of condemnation was enough for such acts of terror.
In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, "The news of the martyrdom of two soldiers in the terrorist attack in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, is extremely saddening. Two porters have also lost their lives in the attack." "My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. I wish the injured a speedy recovery," she said.
Violence and terrorism are unacceptable in a civilised society and no amount of condemnation is enough for this, Priyanka Gandhi said.
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