Govt should recognise ‘internal failures’ on security front in J&K: Panun Kashmir

JAMMU: The last week terror attack in Poonch exposes the “deteriorating security situation” in Jammu and Kashmir, a prominent Kashmiri Pandit outfit alleged on Tuesday.

Panun Kashmir chairman Ajay Chrungoo said they want the Lt Governor-led administration in the Union Territory and the Centre to recognise “internal failures” with regard to handling of security affairs at the level of the security establishment and the political leadership.

Five army personnel were martyred on April 20 after their truck caught fire following a terrorist attack in Poonch.

“The latest martyred of five army personnel in Poonch exposes the normalcy claims of the government, which for a very long time is trying to convey that they have won the battle against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir,” he told reporters here.

He said there was an imperative necessity to publicly accept that terrorist activity in Jammu and Kashmir is not only a result of Pakistan’s role but also due to subversive entrenchment of “Jihadi forces” inside.

Chrungoo said that “all trouble is not coming from outside. Lot of mischief is being nourished within also”.

Condemning the terror attack, he claimed this was the third major strike on security forces in the past two years in the area.