Maharashtra, Jan 03, TEN Network | The new year did not start well in Kashmir. Sandeep Sawant, a soldier from Satara (Maharashtra), has been martyred in an encounter between the forces and militants in the Noushera sector, the latest edition of Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamna editorial said.
In a scathing attack at the Union government, the Saamna editorial stated, “In this encounter, two soldiers, including Sandeep Sawant, were martyred. In the past one month, 7-8 soldiers from Maharashtra have been martyred in Jammu and Kashmir, for which the Maha Vikas Aghadi government is not responsible. It is being said repeatedly that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is under control. But, what is the truth?”
“The abrogation of Article 370 from the valley turned out to be a good decision. Terrorist attacks are still taking place, but they are not being reported. The noise of guns has not stopped, it is only being projected as screams of joy,” the Saamna editorial said in a sarcastic remark.
Attacking the decision to abrogate Article 370, the Shiv Sena through its mouthpiece Saamna further said, “The way Indian soldiers in Kashmir are dying in Kashmir, is a clear indication that everything is not normal in Kashmir and terrorist infiltration has not stopped”.
“We as Indian citizens should have faith when the government claims Pakistani terror targets were destroyed in the Balakot airstrike. However, the same faith goes topsy-turvy when reports of terrorist activities resuming in the same areas that were once destroyed come to fore,” the Saamna editorial further read.
The Saamna editorial then said that not a single week goes by without reports of a ceasefire by Pakistan.
“Bodies of our soldiers, wrapped in tricolour, reach their villages from the borders of Jammu and Kashmir every week,” it added.
The Saamna editorial even pointed out what the newly appointed Army chief Mukund Naravane said regarding keeping an eye on China at the moment.
“According to the new army chief, it is necessary for now to keep an eye on China. Their direction is right, but, the border of Pakistan is still bloodied. There is no peace in Kashmir while there is also a sense uneasiness on the Indo-China border,” the Saamna editorial said. (IT)
