Befitting reply not going to take away sorrow of Pulwama attack, says HDK

Team Udayavani, Feb 19, 2019, 9:59 AM IST

Mysuru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy downplaying India’s attempts to avenge the death of CRPF jawans killed in Pulwama terror attack said that befitting response to those who orchestrated the Pulwama terror attack is not going take away the sorrow of the incident.

Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday he said that a befitting reply is not going to take away the sorrow of the incident, instead, the government has to take steps to ensure that such an atmosphere doesn’t arise.

He further expressed that it is not a matter of attack or counter attack. The unabated terror activities in that region (Jammu and Kashmir) has only claimed the lives of innocent people. No one can bring those lives back by giving a befitting reply. A solution is to create a conducive atmosphere in the region and it is the Centre’s responsibility to do it

When asked about chorus growing to declare Pakistan as a terror state, Kumaraswamy said that we Indians have to solve the terrorism crisis in our country before blaming other countries. 

On February 14 the convoy of 78 buses, in which around 2500 CRPF personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar, came under attack at around 3.15 pm at Ladhu Modi Lethpora on February 14. 

Forty CRPF personnel were killed in an attack orchestrated by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). A day after the attack, the Centre announced the withdrawal of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status granted to Pakistan. As many as 48 countries have extended support to India, condemning the dastardly act.

Four days after the attack, an encounter that took place in Pulwama between security forces and terrorists resulted in the death of four Indian Army personnel, including an Army Major, as well as three JeM terrorists including Kamran, the suspected mastermind of the carnage.