‘Poonch Attack BJP’s Pre-Poll Stunt’, Alleges BJP Orchestrated IAF Convoy Attack for Electoral Gains: Charanjit Channi

Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi claimed that the terror attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir was nothing but BJP’s stunt to win the Lok Sabha elections.

Congress leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday stoked a controversy after he said that the recent terror attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy which took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district was a pre-election stunt by the BJP.

“These are all stunts and not terrorist attacks. These are nothing but BJP’s pre-poll stunt. There is no truth in it. BJP is playing with people’s lives and bodies,” the former Chief Minister said.

Accusing the BJP of orchestrating such incidents to sway elections, Channi alleged that such attacks are premeditated and executed to bolster the BJP’s electoral prospects. “Whenever elections come, such stunts are played. Similar attacks happened during the last general elections,” Channi said.

One IAF personnel was killed while four sustained injuries after their convoy was fired upon by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday evening. The attack occurred at Sanai village in Surankote.

One of the four personnel who were injured in the attack is said to be in critical condition, while the remaining three are stable, officials have said.

Meanwhile, a massive search and cordon operation to locate the terrorists involved in the attack is currently underway. The operation is being carried out by joint forces of the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Terrorists are believed to have fled into a forest after the attack. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the attack and described it as a ‘cowardly’ act.

“The cowardly and daring terrorist attack on our Army convoy in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir is extremely shameful and sad. I pay my humble tribute to the martyred soldier and express my condolences to his bereaved family. I hope that the soldiers injured in the attack recover as soon as possible,” he tweeted in Hindi. Source