Congress, allies sabotaged Jammu’s national projects: Dr Jitendra Singh
The minister further alleged that the Congress also denied 4% reservation to the people living along the International Border in this region.
Security forces on Tuesday on gunned down a terrorist and an Army jawan suffered injuries as the encounter in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir ended.
Earlier, two people were killed and 17 others were injured after an encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Budgam district of Jammu & Kashmir's on Tuesday morning.
Security forces cordoned off the Durbugh village following information about the presence of the militants in a house.
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"The search operation turned into a gun-battle after militants opened fire on security forces," a police official was quoted as saying by a news agency.
The casualty happened when stone-pelting protesters gathered at the site of the encounter and tried to disrupt the Army operation.
Reports suggested that two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed on Sunday, when they tried to ambush a police convoy on the border of Awantipura and Pulwama districts in south Kashmir.
Meanwhile, reacting to the ongoing gun-battle, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that nothing will be achieved through violence, only peace and talks can offer a solution.
Protesters pelted stones on state minister Abdul Rehman Veeri's car in Bijbehara area.
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