Congress attacks Centre over targeted killing of civilians in J&K
Hindustan TimesNEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday launched a sharp attack on the central government over the panic among migrant and Pandit communities in the Valley after a string of targeted killings of civilians in the Valley, saying the Centre would have been able to keep the situation under control if it had a sensitive and “all-inclusive” take on the Kashmir issue. Bank employee Vijay Kumar’s killing by terrorists on Thursday triggered another round of exits of migrant Hindu and Kashmiri Pandit workers and their families from the Valley. “Our Prime Minister tweets for every small event, I wish he also tweets for Kashmir,” he said, urging the Centre to take concrete steps and remain sensitive to those affected. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot also criticised the NDA government for what it described as the Centre’s ‘failure” to restore peace in Kashmir.