Kashmir is burning but PM tweets about travels & play drums: Congress

July 11, 2016 22:00

"Kashmir is burning and our Prime Minister would rather tweet about his travels and play the drums", said the Congress on Monday, taking potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a tour of African countries.

The jibe was taken by the opposition party in a tweet posted on INC India.

Randeep Surjewala, Chief spokesman of the party, was equally caustic, who took to Twitter to advice the prime minister to cut short his tour and return home with Kashmir on the boil.

Surjewala wanted the prime minister to follow the United States President Barack Obama in the wake of the Dallas shootings of policemen.

"Kashmir is burning. 21 people have died. Security forces are being attacked daily. Amarnath Yatra suspended and Modiji is playing the drums. At least wake up now", he said in another tweet in Hindi.

He also reminded the prime minister that the People's Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state is unable to handle the situation and he should not throw Kashmir in the "shadow of the gun" to

ensure that the peace process remained unaffected.

At the Congress briefing, party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi attacked Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for deploring India for "excessive" force against civilians in the Valley while expressing "deep shock" over the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.

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