Congress leaders raise doubts over Poonch terror attack

Leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC) have raised doubts over the terrorist attack in the Poonch region of Jammu and Kashmir. The attack had resulted in the death of an army soldier with 5 others being injured. An Indian Air Force Vehicle Convoy was attacked with many bullets having been bombarded on one of the trucks causing damage to its front and side windscreens. AK Assault Rifles are reported to have been used by the terrorists. 

Former Chief Minister of Punjab and the INC candidate from Jalandhar Charanjit Singh Channi made a comparison to the Pulwama attack in 2019 in which 40 soldiers were martyred. “When elections come, such stunts are done to make the BJP win. These are pre-planned attacks, there is no truth in them. To date, the government has not identified the perpetrators responsible for Pulwama. I would like to ask, who are the perpetrators? Why haven't they been brought to justice? Why do intelligence failures keep happening? Soldiers have lost their lives once again. My point is, why is this being turned into a political stunt by the BJP,” he remarked. 

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INC candidate from Ludhiana Amarinder Singh Raja Warring invoked the statements made by the then Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik. “Pulwama attack still remains a mystery, about which even the then Lieutenant Governor Satyapal Malik has raised questions. There is nothing new in this. The BJP can do anything during elections,” he asserted.