Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Thursday strongly condemned the twin blasts in Udhampur city and said security agencies must wake up to the challenge.
“We strongly condemned the blasts. We express serious concern over such incidents in the area, where the northern headquarters of the Army is located besides repeated incidents in the sensitive Katra-Udhampur region,” JKPCC senior leader Ravinder Sharma said.
Sharma termed these incidents as warning signals and a matter of great concern. “Two blasts in less than eight hours in Udhampur city, leaving two injured, is highly condemnable and cause of great concern,” he said.
Earlier two such incidents had taken place in Udhampur and Katra. On March 09, a blast in Udhampur city had left one dead and a dozen injured, he said.
He further said that another blast occurred in a bus in the Katra area on May 12, causing death of four pilgrims and injuries to 22 others.
“Series of such incidents in this sensitive region, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located besides the major installations of the Army’s northern command headquarters are located, is a serious issue and security agencies must wake up to the challenge,” Sharma said.
The party also sought adequate ex gratia relief and best possible free of cost treatment to the injured.
