Anantnag attack: Guv expresses grief over loss of CRPF men
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik expressed deep anguish on Thursday over the loss of CRPF men in Wednesday’s terror attack in Anantnag district as floral tributes were paid to the slain personnel at a function held at Humhama.
Condemning the cowardly attack, the governor said his heart went out to the departed soldiers and their families, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said.
“Whenever successful attempts are made by the security forces to either conduct peaceful elections or continuous elimination of terrorists, the masterminds of terrorists from across the border order them to carry out fidayeen (suicide) attacks on forces and yesterday’s attack in Anantnag district was also a fidayeen attack,” Malik said.
He added that the terrorists and their handlers should know that “our resolve to eliminate this menace (of terrorism) is unshakable”.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held for the five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who were killed in the attack at Anantnag’s Khanabal on Wednesday evening.
Governor’s advisor K Vijay Kumar led officials from the CRPF, police and other security agencies in paying tributes to the slain personnel.
Amit Shah to steer BJP during assembly polls in three states
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah is likely to remain at the helm during assembly elections in three states slated for later this year as the party’s organisational poll is expected to stretch for several months before newly-elected members of its national council meet to elect Shah’s successor.
Shah has been inducted as home minister in the Narendra Modi government, triggering speculation that he may make way for a new party president.
Party sources said the current office bearers will continue in their position till organisational elections are over, indicating that Shah will remain at the helm till then.
Organisational polls will start only after the party’s drive to enroll new members ends.
The BJP is expected to announce the schedule of its membership drive in a few days with its leaders saying that it may be launched from July 6, the birth anniversary of its founder ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
Assembly polls in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand are scheduled for later this.
While polls in Haryana and Maharashtra were held in October in 2014, Jharkhand had gone to elections in November-December in 2014.
Shah has already held meetings with BJP core group members of these three states to deliberate on its strategy for the polls.
The saffron party is in power in all the three states. (PTI)
Press Trust of India
