New Delhi: Days after the attack on Sunjuwan army camp, which has so far killed six army men, political reactions have started filtering in. The latest in line was Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who slammed People’s Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janata Party for continuing an opportunistic alliance as soldiers paid the price “with their blood.”
Lamenting on the differences between the ruling partners, Rahul said that while on one hand, PDP was batting for talks with Pakistan, BJP, who also rules at the Centre was speaking about making Pakistan pay the price.
Rahul’s comments come after Mehbooba Mufti said in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly that dialogue with Pakistan was the only way forward. Later, in a tweet, Mehbooba said that dialogue with Pakistan was necessary to end bloodshed and war was not an option.
Her statement came at a time when multiple attacks on the armed forces took place in the state. This evoked response from its ally BJP, which were unsurprisingly, in contrast with what the chief minister had said.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an official statement said, “Pakistan will pay the price for its misadventures,” while laying the blame steadily with India’s belligerent neighbour for the attack on the Sunjuwan army camp.