Indian students hold placards and stand near a formation of flowers that read “tribute to courageous martyrs” as they pay tribute to the Indian soldiers killed in the Sunday attack on army base in Indian-controlled Kashmir early Sun.
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The Sena also called for dissolution of the government in Jammu and Kashmir and imposition of martial law in the state to sternly deal with the terrorists and pro-Pakistan elements.
“We urge this Council to take a holistic view of this threat and not permit the use of terrorism as state policy to be masqueraded as advocacy of human rights”, it added.
Four commando-style gunmen, armed with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades, burst into the brigade headquarters in Uri at 5:30 a.m. (midnight GMT) and were killed after a three-hour gunfight, a senior Indian army officer said on Monday. When told that the government had made a decision to provide evidence to Pakistan about its involvement in the Uri attack, Raut said, “Evidence was also found in Pathankot attack”.
As per reports in Indian media, EAM Sushma Swaraj will represent India at the 71st United Nations General Assembly in place of Prime Minister Modi where she will “strongly emphasize on Pakistan’s involvement in the attacks” and have the Uri attack on top of her agenda.
Kashmiri villagers gather outside the Indian army base which was attacked Sunday by suspected militants at Uri, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016.
India’s many all-news TV channels have been filled with outrage since the attack, with commentators demanding that India respond forcefully against Pakistan.
Ram Madhav, the party’s general secretary, said India needed to hit back hard.
Sunday’s attack followed weeks of protests sparked by the killing of rebel leader Burhan Wani in a gunfight with security forces.
Yesterday more than 50 people were injured when security forces fired tear gas and pellet guns at protesters who defied a curfew in southern Kashmir, according to local police.
“It’s not like the U.S. conducting air strikes in Syria to tackle IS that’s hundreds of miles away from home ground, Pakistan is next door”, said Ajai Sahni, executive director at the Institute of Conflict Management think-tank in Delhi.
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The condition of another two soldiers are also said to be “extremely critical” and they are under close monitoring by a team of Army doctors.
