BJP should come clean on its "stand towards terrorists": state

Accusing BJP of adopting a "criminal silence" over Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's statement on the Burhan Wani killing, the Congress today asked BJP to come clean on its "stand towards terrorists".
A large number of Congress activists carrying playcards raised the slogans against the party.
"The BJP should clear its stand on the dangerous statements ofChief Minister Mehbooba Mufti regarding the encounter of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani. In her statement, she expressedsympathies with the terrorists and encouraged them by saying that their sacrifices will not go waste," Vice President, State Congress Unit, Raman Bhalla said.
Mehbooba had on Thursday claimed that security forces were unaware of Wani's presence at the scene of the July 8 encounter.

"I feel if they knew, perhaps we would not have such a situation when the overall situation in the state was improving, so it could have been a chance," she said.
Bhalla said that the Chief Minister did not "utter a singleword" forsecurity forces who are fighting militancy and scarifying their lives for protectionof Kashmir and Kashmiri people.
"BJP has adopted a criminal silence over the statement of the Chief Minister," he said.