Amarnath attack: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre, says PM Narendra Modi's policies created space for terrorists in Kashmir

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stepped up attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of pursuing policies that led to terrorists creating space for themselves in Jammu and Kashmir.

He also alleged that the prime minister's pursuit of short- term political gains from the BJP-PDP alliance in the state has cost the country dear and resulted in sacrifices of innocent Indians.

"Short-term political gain for Modi from PDP alliance has cost India massively," the Gandhi scion tweeted today. 

"Modi's policies have created space for terrorists in Kashmir. Grave strategic blow for India," he added further. 

"Modi's personal gain= India's strategic loss + sacrifice of innocent Indian blood," he tweeted 

On Tuesday, the Congress vice president launched an attack on the prime minister over security lapses that led to terror attack on Anantnag pilgrims. 

"This is a grave & unacceptable security lapse. The PM needs to accept responsibility and never allow it to happen again" he said while asking PM Modi to accept the responsibility for the same.

He had also said that India will never be intimidated by terrorists.

Opposition parties had also asked the government to introspect on its failure to prevent the "cowardly and ghastly" terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims despite reports of advance intelligence inputs.

"The government needs to introspect as to why, despite advanced intelligence inputs, was there a failure to prevent this attack?" a resolution passed by 18 opposition parties yesterday said.

The BJP, however, lashed out at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's 'lack of maturity' over his attempts to politicise the terror attack that killed seven pilgrims.

"While the whole country is united at this dark hour, there are some discordance voices like Rahul Gandhi's. Right now, we need to go after the enemy, not place blame and politicise the matter. This is something that people who are not mature don't understand," BJP leader RK Singh told ANI.

"Whatever corrective action is necessary, it will be taken in due course of time," he added.