CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury hit out at thegovernment on Friday over a security advisory issued for the Amarnath pilgrimsand tourists in the Kashmir valley, saying Parliament should have been takeninto confidence before sending out such a missive.
In a tweet, the Left leader also alleged that rumours werebeing allowed to fester in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Jammu and Kashmir government asked the Amarnath pilgrimsand tourists on Friday to immediately make necessary arrangements to cut shorttheir stay in the Valley and return as soon as possible in the wake ofintelligence inputs of “specific terror threats” to the pilgrimage.
The principal secretary (home) of the state issued asecurity advisory, saying pilgrims and tourists “may curtail theirstay” and “return as soon as possible”.
“Parliament is in session. Why isn’t the PM taking theHouse into confidence? The panic and rumours allowed to fester in J&K arehelping nobody,” Yechury said in the tweet.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader also tagged anews report about the security advisory issued by the Jammu and Kashmirgovernment along with his tweet.