by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
Pulwama Terror attack
PM Modi : Sacrifices Shall Not Go In Vain"
Stunned Govt goes into a huddle
Harish Gupta
New Delhi, Feb 14
After a new chapter was written in the history of terror attacks in Jammu & Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that “the sacrifices shall Not Go In Vain.”
A stunned government went into a huddle after reports of 30 CRPF Jawans were martyred in an unprecedented Fidayeen attack. Such an attack had not taken place in the troubled state during the past 30 years.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh rushed back to the Capital from Lucknow and went into a huddle with top security officers. Another round will be held in the Prime Minister's Office to review the alarming situation. Rajnath Singh also spoke to the DG, CRPF R R Bhatnagar over the telephone and took stock of the situation.
The National Security Adviser Ajit Doval spoke to Vijay Kumar, Security Adviser to the Jammu & kashmir governor.
What shocked the government was the timing of the attack when the situation in the Valley was looking under control. The year 2018 had been rather successful with only 26 attacks, just half than in 2017.
But it was clear from the PM's statement on twitter which was uploaded three hours after the attack. The PM said, "Attack on CRPF personnel in Pulwama is despicable. I strongly condemn this dastardly attack. The sacrifices of our brave security personnel shall not go in vain. The entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of the brave martyrs. May the injured recover quickly."
The sacrifices won't go in vain indicates that the Modi government will come down on the terror groups and their patrons with a heavy hand sooner than expected.
Rajnath Singh is likely to visit Srinagar tomorrow and Cabinet Committee on Security will meet shortly too, say sources.
Vijay Kumar conveyed to the NSA that there was “no specific and actionable intelligence” about the incident.
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