Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has stoked up a controversy saying the security situation iᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚn Kashmir is better than that in West Bengal
During an event in Kolkata on Friday Sinha made the comment drawing sharp criticism from the🍌 ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), NDTV reported.
The report added, Siꦛnha later warned against “twisting” his remarks politically and said he meant🅺 to draw parallels between the law and order situations in both Kashmir and Bengal.
“My remarks should not be twisted politically, as I meant to say that the security situation in Kashmir is as good as 🍌in Bengal.”
Reacting to Sinha's statement, TMC spokeಞsperson Kunal Ghosh urged him “not to misuse the chair ♑of the Lieutenant Governor”.
The L-G's remark came a day after four soldiers were killed in J&K's Rajouri district after a group of terrorists ambushed two Indian Army vehicles. Two of the slain soldiers were repo🐠rtedly mutilated by the terrorists. "Indian Army and White Knight Corps salute the bravery and supreme sacrifice of four soldiers in Surankote yesterday while fighting the scourge of terrorism," White Knight Corps or XVI Corps wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Sinha condemned the attack and made a veiled reference to Pakistan and said “our neighbour” has been disrupting the peace in the🌺 valley. “It is a very unfortunate and sad incident. We condemn such violence. Our n🏅eighbour has been doing such things to disturb the peace in the valley. But it's all in vain, as terrorism is on its deathbed in Kashmir.”
He also said the security situation in Kashmir has improved to a large extent after the abrogation of Article 370 from the Ind🧔ian Constitution as compared to earlier.
"J&K is now charting a historic path since the abrogation of Article 370. A solid foundation has been built for the industrial development. Investing in J&K will be a wise choice for those seeking growth," he added.