Govt can’t go in hiding after such assaults, has to answer: Kharge on Rajouri suicide attack

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
Aug
11:
Senior
Congress
leader
Mallikarjun
Kharge
on
Thursday
slammed
the
Centre
over
the
terrorist
attack
on
an
army
camp
in
Rajouri
district
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir,
saying
the
government
can’t
go
in
hiding
after
such
assaults
and
will
have
to
answer.

Two
terrorists
carried
out
a
‘fidayeen’ attack
on
an
Army
camp
in
Jammu’s
Rajouri
district
in
the
early
hours
of
Thursday,
killing
three
soldiers.
Both
attackers
were
gunned
down
in
the
four-hour
firefight
that
followed.

Suicide
attack
foiled
in
Rajouri;
2
terrorists
gunned
down,
3
soldiers
martyred

“Saddened
to
learn
about
another
dastardly
terrorist
attack
in
Rajouri,
J&K
claiming
the
lives
of
our
brave
soldiers,”
Leader
of
Opposition
in
Rajya
Sabha
Kharge
said.
“My
humble
tributes
to
the
martyrs
who
gave
up
their
life
protecting
our
country.
The
GOI
can’t
go
in
hiding
after
such
assaults
on
our
people.
They
have
to
answer!”
he
said
on
Twitter.

According
to
officials
and
eye-witnesses,
the
first
gunshot
was
heard
around
2
am
when
the
terrorists
attempted
to
breach
the
external
fence
of
the
camp
located
at
Paragal.
The
attack,
which
came
four
days
ahead
of
Independence
Day,
marks
the
return
of
‘fidayeen’
(suicide
attackers)
to
the
Union
territory
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir
after
more
than
three
years.

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