Terror returns to Jammu, BJP warns of a larger design

Jammu, May 25: Bharatiya Janata Party has expressed sympathies with the victims of the grenade attack at Jammu Bus Stand and condemned the efforts of inimical forces to disturb the peace and tranquility of Jammu, the city of temples and commercial hub of the state. Brig Anil Gupta, State Spokesperson of the party has stated in a press release issued by the Party, “As per assessment from available inputs, inimical forces-both external and internal have decided to make Jammu a target of hybrid war unleashed by our hostile neighbour Pakistan. After, being successful in scuttling the ongoing tourist season in Kashmir, the inimical forces are determined to derail the economy of Jammu as well.”

Explaining further Brig Gupta said, “The aim of the hybrid war is multifarious with major focus on triggering communal violence and giving setback to Jammu’s economy to create public alienation against the government.” As part of the same design, enemy created a mayhem in the area close to international border (IB), leading to large number of causalities thereby creating a fear -psychosis among the border residents. Standing crop, cattle and other livestock of these people has been destroyed resulting in financial crisis and a severe jolt to the local economy. The border firing was also aimed at scaring the Vaishno Devi and Amarnath yatris since religious tourism forms the back bone of Jammu’s economy. With the Holy yatra due to commence in June and with summer vacations due to begin in major parts of the country, a spurt in religious tourism is expected. However, the inimical forces want to curtail that by creating uncertainty about the security situation in the mind of the potential tourists, claimed Brig Gupta.

A few incidents in the immediate past have affected the communal harmony prevailing in Jammu wherein a mistrust between the otherwise friendly communities has been created. This has further been weakened by the presence of Rohangiyas, whose past misdeeds are being revealed by the media. The enemy wants to exploit the fragility in the communal harmony by such provocative acts, warned Brig Gupta. There is an urgent need for the police to operate pro-actively to detect and smash the over ground network including sleeper cells operating in Jammu to defeat the nefarious design of the inimical forces advised the spokesperson. 

Recalling from his experience of the past when Jammu witnessed the worst phase of terrorism (2000-2003), Brig Gupta reminded the people that security is not the singular responsibility of the police but a collective responsibility of all the citizens. Every individual has to be security conscious and assist the police and administration by informing them about any unusual movement or object noticed by him/her. The security grid also needs to be tightened with the police on duty displaying greater professionalism, quick response and seamless coordination. While the government needs to be pro-active and alert, Brig Gupta also appealed to all the political parties to come together to fight the enemy and crush the evil eye cast by him on the peace, tranquility and economy of Jammu.