LS condemns Gurdaspur terror strike

The Gurdaspur attack today found its echo in Lok Sabha where members across the political spectrum condemned the incident and asked the government to use all the force to quell terrorism which continues to threaten the nation.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement on the incident in Parliament tomorrow.
Members of Akali Dal, BJP, CPI(M) and BJD spoke on this morning's attack during the Zero Hour amidst the din created by members of Congress, NCP, Left, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, RJD, JD(U) and TRS over various issues.
Leader of Congress Mallikarjun Kharge, who spoke later on the incident, condemned the attack but said there was an intelligence failure on part of the central government.

This elicited sharp reaction from Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, who said, "This is a very serious issue. This is a national issue. Trying to find fault with the government when the encounter is on, this is not done... This is not the time to score points."
The Parliamentary Affairs Minister also emphasised that the House should have one voice on this matter.

Heavily-armed militants in army uniform sprayed bullets on a moving bus and stormed a police station, killing at least six people including an SP, and injuring eight others in Gurdaspur in Punjab, bordering Pakistan.
Prem Singh Chandumajra of Akali Dal, who raised the issue of the terror strike, urged the slogan-shouting opposition members to halt their protest in view of the attack as it was in the national interest.

"I appeal to you, in the national interest, halt your protest for two minutes as there has been an attack in Gurdaspur," he told the Congress members who were in the Well.
"This is a question of the country's security. People are dying... People of the state are watching. They are watching this drama (in the House)," the Akali member said.
BJD member Tathagat Sathpathy said the incident in Gurdaspur was a "grave matter" which shows that "once again terrorism is back with full force. It is not only display of ISIS flags, the threat of terrorism is perceptible here. The threat is right here in the country.