“We don’t want to play politics over lives of our soldiers”: Shashi Tharoor on Poonch terror attack

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 5 (ANI): Condemning the heinous terror attak in Poonch, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that his party does not play politics over the lives of soldiers and certainly hoped government can manage the situation better by taking the necessary steps.
Notably, an Indian Air Force (IAF) soldier was killed and four others were injured in the terror attack in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening.
“We don’t play politics with terrorism. As far as we are concerned, any terror attack is an attack on our nation not just on the ruling party or the government. For us, we all stand with the Air Force, our brave soldiers and all those who are trying to protect the integrity of our country. We certainly hope that the government can manage the situation better and that I’m sure they’re taking the necessary steps to go after those who committed this heinous crime. As far as we’re concerned, we don’t want to play politics over the lives of our soldiers,” Tharoor told ANI.

Security has been heightened in the Poonch district after an Indian Air Force vehicle convoy was attacked by terrorists on Saturday evening. An Indian Air Force (IAF) soldier was killed and four others were injured in the terror attack. Security forces are carrying out regular checks of the vehicles passing by in the area.
Earlier today, security personnel launched a massive manhunt following a terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force convoy a day before. Security forces have laid down nakas and checking is going on in the area.

Additional forces of the Indian Army reached the Jarra Wali Gali (JWG) in Poonch on Saturday late at night. The incident, which took place at Sanai village, resulted in the injured personnel being promptly transported to the Command Hospital in Udhampur, where unfortunately, one of them passed away due to his injuries.
Following the attack, the local Rashtriya Rifles unit initiated cordon and search operations in the vicinity, with support from the Army and police, to track down the perpetrators.
The IAF confirmed the incident through a tweet, stating that the targeted convoy had been secured, and emphasising the ongoing investigation.
The vehicles have been secured inside the air base in the general area near Shahsitar.