Former cricketer and Congress politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday condemned the dastardly attack by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans in Jammu and Kashmir.
However, Navjot Singh Sidhu also supported Pakistan while talking to reporters outside Punjab assembly. Sidhu said, “For a handful of people, can you blame the entire nation and can you blame an individual?” Punjab assembly was adjourned in solidarity with the CRPF soldiers killed in the terror attack.
A CRPF convoy of 78 vehicles carrying 2,547 soldiers was attacked by a car bomb in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. More than 40 CRPF jawans were killed and many others were injured. This is termed as the worst attack on Indian soldiers since Uri attack in 2016.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that a strong-reply will be given to the Pakistan based terror outfit ‘Jaish-e-Mohammed. Pakistan has said that Indian government and media are linking the attacks to the country without any investigation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the sacrifices of our Jawans won’t go in vain and have given free hand to security forces, no one will be spared. India have already ended the most favoured nation status for Pakistan. India might also hold the process of talks between India and Pakistan over Kartarpur corridor.
Meanwhile, Aligarh Muslim University on Friday suspended its student Basim Hilal over his objectionable tweet on Pulwama attack.
University spokesperson Omar Saleem Peerzada confirmed his suspension, saying, “We’ve come to know of the highly objectionable tweet. Taking immediate cognizance he has been suspended by AMU administration. We won’t let the University be discredited. We’ve zero tolerance,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.
“The nation comes first for us. We stand in respect of the victims of the Pulwama attack. We will not tolerate anything like this,” he added.
Hilal was also booked by the district police on Friday for hailing the attack that has claimed the lives of 40 CRPF jawans on Thursday afternoon.
Hilal, who hails from Kashmir and is a BSc Mathematics student in the university, has been booked under Section 153A IPC and Section 67A of the IT Act. “A case has been filed against Hilal under relevant sections for his post on the social media.
