Uri strike should be considered as an attack on India: Sharma

The Uri terror strike should be considered as an attack on the country, Congress said today, demanding "firm and appropriate measures" to ensure that the perpetrators should not go unpunished.
The party's senior spokesman Anand Sharma said that the terror strike should not be considered as just an attack on a forward Army base, but an attack on the Republic of India.
He said that it was surprising that the government has not said so.
Demanding "firm and appropriate measures", Sharma said that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar "cannot escape responsibility, nor accountability" in the wake of the terror strike that has "outraged" the entire nation.

He lamented that the attack took place due to "lowering of the guard" despite the Pathankot air base strike in January and the "ongoing Pak-sponsored violence" in Kashmir Valley.