Fix accountability, identify traitors: JMM to Centre

Time of India

24-04-2025

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Ruling JMM on Thursday claimed that the
Pahalgam terror attack
was not "just a coincidence but an experiment by some traitors", calling for an impartial high-level probe. The party further said the entire nation is with the govt and it must take concrete steps against the attack.
The central general secretary of the party, Supriyo Bhattacharya, said "some traitors" were active behind the scenes and trying to divert public attention whenever the country faced any sensitive issue or there was a visit from some international leaders.
"We saw this during the Pulwama attack of 2019 when out of a large number of buses carrying soldiers, one was non-bulletproof and the RDX-laden jeep collided with it selectively, resulting in the death of 40 soldiers. Such a targeted attack was not possible without inside information, but we failed to identify the conspirator yet," he said.
Drawing parallels between the Pulwama and the Pahalgam attacks, Bhattacharya said the attack happened when the country was facing various contentious and sensitive issues, and soon after the incident, correlated propaganda started.
"Even when there is a small political protest, police deployment is there, but in Pahalgam, where it is the peak tourist season with thousands of tourists arriving every day, there was no security apparatus in place. What makes the situation more suspicious is that our home minister Amit Shah visited the area merely 10 days ago on a three-day visit to review the security arrangements, and still, such a heinous incident happened," he argued.
Posing questions to the home ministry, he asked why no one was arrested even after 48 hours of the incident when the country has such a huge internal security budget.
"A handful of people, whose sketches have been issued by the govt, come and go easily after carrying out the massacre without being intercepted. How can this be explained?" he further said, stressing that putting the Indus Waters Treaty on hold was not a solution and the govt must come forward with concrete steps as the entire nation is standing with the govt.
"Kashmir is our crown and the people there are among the best hosts. Be it Amarnath pilgrims or tourists visiting Dal Lake, it is the Muslim residents who operate their mules and boats to assist the pilgrims. Our enemy nation wants to target that communal harmony," he pointed out, criticising an Army general and an MP without taking their names for issuing communal statements and trying to divide society on religious lines.
Bhattacharya also argued, "Unless the Pulwama terror attack probe is completed, we cannot expect a thorough and genuine probe into this attack as well. No one knows where that DSP vanished who was suspected to be the black sheep during the Pulwama attack. Even this time, someone must have facilitated the entry and exit of the terrorists."
JMM also asserted that holding the Amarnath Yatra successfully would now be a challenge for the people of Kashmir and the entire nation. "The govt must ensure adequate security measures so that the annual pilgrimage proceeds smoothly," Bhattacharya added.