Ex-Army Chief attacks incompetent PM Modi and NSA Ajit Doval for Pulwama massacre and cover up

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17-April-2023 11:23 am IST, New Delhi

Swadeshi Jagran Manch. (2023). Ex-Army Chief attacks incompetent PM Modi and NSA Ajit Doval for Pulwama massacre and cover up

Former Indian Army Chief General Shankar Roychowdhury has accused the Indian government and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval of being responsible for the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. Roychowdhury claimed that the attack could have been avoided if the jawans had been transported by air instead of on the vulnerable road to Srinagar. Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik had earlier alleged that the Modi government had refused the CRPF's request for aircraft to ferry the jawans. The Congress party has demanded a white paper on the Pulwama attack, while former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar has accused the BJP of exploiting the attack for electoral gains. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked Malik to answer queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in Jammu and Kashmir.

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  • Former Army Chief General Shankar Roychowdhury has accused the Indian government and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval of being responsible for the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel.
  • Roychowdhury claimed that the attack could have been avoided if the CRPF jawans had been transported by air instead of on the vulnerable road to Srinagar.
  • Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik had alleged that the Modi government had refused the CRPF's request for aircraft to ferry the jawans.
  • The Congress party has demanded a white paper on the Pulwama attack, and armed forces veterans have posed questions to the government about the attack.
  • Former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar has accused the BJP of exploiting the attack for electoral gains.
  • The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked Malik to answer queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Former Indian Army Chief General Shankar Roychowdhury has spoken out about the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans, blaming the Indian government for the intelligence failure behind the ambush. In an interview, Roychowdhury accused the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and advised by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval of being responsible for the tragedy. He stated that Doval should also take the blame for the attack.

General Shankar Roychowdhury, former Chief of Army Staff, has said that the 2019 Pulwama massacre could have been avoided if the CRPF jawans had travelled to Srinagar by air instead of taking a road that is "vulnerable to attack". He blamed the government and the National Security Adviser for the loss of lives and intelligence failure. Roychowdhury's statement came after former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik revealed that the Modi government had refused the CRPF's request for aircraft to ferry the jawans, which would have prevented the attack.

Former Chief of Army Staff, General (Retired) Shankar Roychowdhury, has claimed that the primary responsibility for the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans lies with the Indian government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and advised by the National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. He stated that if the troops had been transported by air, the loss of lives could have been avoided. The general was responding to former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's interview with The Wire, in which he alleged that the attack was the result of government incompetence and negligence.

Roychowdhury claimed that if the CRPF jawans had been ferried by air instead of travelling on the vulnerable road to Srinagar, the massacre could have been avoided. He blamed the attack on the government's refusal to provide aircraft to ferry the jawans, as requested by the CRPF. Former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik revealed that he had informed Modi that the Centre's own lapses were responsible for the jawans' deaths, but Modi had asked him to keep quiet.

The BJP has questioned the credibility of former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik, citing various statements he made in recent years. The BJP has also cited Malik's past remarks, including ones mocking former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, and slammed him as the disgraced governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Congress party in India has demanded that the government release a white paper on the 2019 Pulwama attack, which killed 40 CRPF soldiers. This comes after allegations were made by former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satypal Malik, and former army chief Gen (retd) Shankar Roychowdhury expressed concerns in an interview. Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil said that the party did not make any political statement over the Pulwama attack in 2019, but is now raising concerns expressed by Malik and Roychowdhury. Armed forces veterans, Col (retd) Rohit Chaudhry and Wing Commander (retd) Anuma Acharya, associated with Congress have posed a series of questions to the government about the attack.

Former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar accused the BJP of exploiting the Pulwama terror attack and Balakot air strike for electoral gains in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Sarkar made the allegation following the allegations made by former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, about the Pulwama terror attack being a result of a "systemic failure" and gross security and intelligence lapses. Former army chief Gen (retd) Shankar Roychowdhury has also raised concerns over the issue, according to Sarkar. A terror attack was carried out in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14, 2019, resulting in the death of 40 CRPF personnel. Sarkar alleged that the BJP used the atmosphere of the Pulwama attack to win the 2019 Lok Sabha election and that the Prime Minister, Home Minister and National Security Advisor are "observing silence." The CPI(M) had expressed doubt and asserted that there was a "deep-rooted conspiracy" behind the incident before the general election held in April-May that year to overshadow other burning issues like unemployment. India's war planes pounded a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Pakistan's Balakot on February 26, 2019, in response to the Pulwama terror attack.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked Malik to answer certain queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in Jammu and Kashmir. The CBI move comes barely a week after Malik gave an interview to ''The Wire,'' in which he made critical remarks about the BJP-led Centre, especially regarding its handling of Jammu and Kashmir where he served as the last governor before the erstwhile state was bifurcated into Union territories. The CPI(M) politburo member said the BJP can be defeated if people come together. In Tripura, 60 per cent of voters did not support the BJP in the recent Assembly elections.

The political force, Tipra Motha, which openly criticised the BJP, helped the saffron party to win the polls, according to Sarkar. Speaker Satish Mahana has said that the Business Advisory committee of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly will decide on making obituary references to slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in the next session of the House. Former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of exploiting the 2019 Pulwama terror attack and the subsequent air strike at Balakot in Pakistan for electoral gains in the Lok Sabha polls that year. Sarkar made the statement following the allegations made by former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, about the Pulwama terror attack being a result of a "systemic failure" and gross security and intelligence lapses. In response, Sarkar alleged that the BJP had used the atmosphere of the Pulwama attack to win the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Malik's allegations have been corroborated by Roychowdhury, who said that large bodies of vehicles and convoys moving along the national highway are always vulnerable to attack. The Pulwama massacre became an election issue with Modi appealing to first-time voters to dedicate their votes to the Balakot strike soldiers and the Pulwama troopers. However, the opposition's demand for a detailed probe into how the Pulwama attack took place received no notice, with the BJP branding any questions as "anti-national."

The Pulwama attack was a tragedy that could have been avoided, according to General Shankar Roychowdhury. He blamed the government and the National Security Adviser for the loss of lives and intelligence failure. The government's refusal to provide aircraft to ferry the CRPF jawans and the vulnerability of the national highway were key factors that led to the attack. The government's lack of response to the allegations raises concerns about its competence and ability to address security challenges. The Congress party's demand for a white paper on the Pulwama attack is a step in the right direction to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated in the future.

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