President Ram Nath Kovind offered his condolences to the families of nine jawans who were killed in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma on Tuesday, 13 March.
Suspected Maoists blew up a mine-protected vehicle (MPV) carrying CRPF personnel in Sukma district, a CRPF official confirmed to PTI.
President Kovind said India remains “firm in our resolve to take on and defeat all forms of terrorism.”
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh also tweeted that he was “overwhelmed with grief.”
Congress Leaders Express Grief
Shortly after news of the Sukma attack broke, leaders of the Indian National Congress tweeted their condolences for the jawans killed in the IED blast.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to express his anguish over the deaths, and hit out at the “flawed policies” responsible for the “deteriorating internal security situation.”
Congress’ general secretary Ashok Singh Gehlot also had a few words to say to the families of the victims, and a quick prayer that the injured jawans recover soon.
Randeep Surjewala hit out at the Modi government saying that the attack “exposes the hollow claims of Modi government in controlling Naxalism.”
Ministers Condemn Attack
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who was the first leader to tweet his condolences, said that he had instructed the Director General of the CRPF to fly out to the site of the attack immediately.
Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee expressed grief at the shocking attack.
Shortly after Rajnath’s tweet, other BJP leaders joined in, expressing condolences over the attack.
(With inputs from PTI and Times Now)
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