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Indian government under severe criticism over Army’s inability to clear Army base of militants

Indian government under severe criticism over Army’s inability to clear Army base of militants

NEW DELHI: Indian government has come under heavy pressure and criticismover inability of the Indian Army to complete the operation against themilitants attack in occupied Kashmir.

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh exuded confidence that the ongoingoperation against militants, who attacked an Army camp in Jammu, would beconcluded successfully soon.

“Operation is still undergoing,” he told reporters on the sidelines of afunction here.

“I think it is not proper for me to comment on when the operation is stillon. I’m sure that our jawans, who are in the operation, will successfullyconclude it,” he said.

A group of heavily armed militants struck the sprawling camp of the 36brigade of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry in the early hours yesterday,triggering a gunbattle.

Two of the attackers in combat gear were gunned down yesterday.

Security forces killed two more terrorists holed up in the Sunjwan Armycamp, while the toll in the attack rose to six with the death of three moreArmy men and a civilian, a senior police official said today.