Youth Congress protests against Kathua killings
Demonstrations continued across Jammu region against the killing of three civilians by terrorists in Kathua district in which protesters asked the government to act against the ultras hiding in forest areas.
While demonstrations by many groups were held in Kathua, Youth Congress held a protest in Jammu against the Centre for allegedly failing in eliminating the terrorists who are behind multiple killings of civilians in the recent past. The protest was organised by Youth Congress general secretary Anirudh Sawhney. The protesters expressed outrage over the rising terror incidents in the UT and raised slogans against the Centre. The demonstrators also burnt an effigy of the Union Home Minister, demanding accountability for the increasing security lapses.
The Youth Congress members stated that terrorism, which was previously concentrated in the Kashmir Valley, has now shifted dangerously to the Jammu region, raising serious concerns about the security situation.
Anirudh Sawhney said, “It is alarming that terror attacks are now increasing in districts like Kathua, Udhampur and Rajouri where such incidents were rare in the past. The government claims to have brought stability to J&K, but the reality is that terror activities have only increased since 2014. More than 390 civilians have lost their lives in terrorist attacks since then and there have been at least 1,750 terror incidents in the last decade. The government is doing nothing to prevent such attacks. Instead of ensuring security, they are busy making hollow claims of normalcy.”
He added that the government must provide a clear plan of action to protect civilians and not just resort to temporary measures each time an attack takes place.
Sawhney also criticised the L-G’s administration of J&K. He said, “Is this why J&K was downgraded to a UT? The law and order situation has not improved in any way. In fact, the opposite is true. Crime in Jammu city is at an all-time high, terrorism has now gripped the Jammu region as well and even the L-G administration is unable to control the situation.”
