SRINAGAR: Senior Congress politician and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the Congress fully support the security forces in the process of eliminating militants.
Azad, who was previously a senior minister in several union governments and chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), appreciated the army’s role in wiping out the scourge of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to report published by Gulf News, Azad was quoted as having said: “We fully support the security forces in the process of eliminating militants both within the country and across the border. Congress has always stood by the nation and our army. We are quite proud of that fact.”
He added, “India has suffered immensely at the hands of militants for years. In the last three decades the people of J&K have suffered the most on account of militancy. Therefore any resolve against militancy by the government of India or army is most welcome,” he said. (PTK)
