‘Think practically’: Karnataka minister doubts if Pahalgam attackers asked religion | Latest News India
Karnataka minister RB Timmapur on Sunday claimed that he did not think it was practical for a terrorist to ask for the victim’s religion before shooting, adding that a survivor claiming so “might have lost a bit of control”. Karnataka minister RB Timmapur(Facebook/ RB Timmapur) Several survivors of the horrific Pahalgam terror attack said that the terrorists asked about religion before shooting 26 people dead and injuring several others on Tuesday. “A man who is shooting, will he ask caste or religion? He will just shoot and go. Think practically. He will not stand there, ask, and then shoot,” the Karnataka excise minister told the media. The minister said the country is upset over the heinous attack on tourists. He went on to allege that a “conspiracy” was being plotted to paint the attack as a religious issue. “I feel they didn’t ask about religion when they were carrying out the terror attack. In case they did, there shouldn’t be this madness of using such a statement to politicise the issue based on religion,” the …
