Srinagar: A group of BJP workers Friday held a protest here against the terror attack in Poonch which claimed the lives of five Army personnel.
The protest was held near the party head office in the Jawahar Nagar area of the city. They raised slogans against Pakistan and terrorists. They also burnt an effigy depicting Pakistan.
“This protest is against the killing of five jawans in a Pakistan-sponsored terror attack,” J&K BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur told reporters, and warned Pakistan against sending terrorists to Kashmir.
The five personnel were killed and another was seriously injured in the terrorist attack on Thursday. The army said the victims belonged to a Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed for counterterrorism operations.
In Jammu also, scores of people raised anti-Pakistan slogans in Jammu and condemned the attack in Poonch.
Led by its general secretary Yudhvir Sethi, the BJP took out a march and held a demonstration in Kachi Chawani area. The party workers raised anti-Pakistan slogans and held placards condemning the attack.
“We will avenge the killing of our soldiers. We will further strengthen the zero-tolerance policy,” Sethi told reporters.
He said the attack was aimed at derailing peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir but the administration will not be cowed down.
Another protest was held by Mission Statehood Jammu Kashmir, a local organisation, led by its president Sunil Dimple in the New Plot area. The protestors burnt Pakistani flags and effigies amid sloganeering.
Dimple alleged the Poonch attack was due to the complete failure of the Centre and J&K administration even as they claim to have ensured peace and normalcy in the Union Territory. He recalled past incidents where several Army and security personnel lost their lives in militant attacks in Poonch and Rajouri border districts.
The Shiv Sena Dogra Front also staged an anti-Pakistan protest.
Its members, led by its president Ashok Gupta, demanded that Indian troops destroy the terror network in Pakistan.
