Overview
- Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Karra used a Srinagar event marking Nehru’s birth anniversary to say recent incidents have exposed the Centre’s public claims of peace in the Valley.
- Security incidents cited by Karra include a motorcycle firing at a CRPF checkpoint that injured three personnel and the discovery of two bullet‑riddled Special Police Officer bodies in Kishtwar.
- Karra directly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for portraying normalcy through examples like open markets and functioning schools, calling those characterizations a 'deceptive calm.'
- He framed the attacks as evidence of failing security performance and policy mistakes and linked the criticism to the Congress’s broader push under Rahul Gandhi to revive democratic norms.
- The exchanges have intensified political scrutiny of Jammu and Kashmir security, and the next steps to watch are any official security reviews, public responses from the Centre, and whether these incidents change policy or operational deployment.