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What was NSA Doval doing, asks Mamata

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday questioned the role of NSA Ajit Doval over Pulwama terror strike and said the incident took place because of sheer "intelligence failure."

Questioning the role of the National Security Adviser, she said: "We have the right to know what had actually happened. What was the National Security Adviser doing? Why did we not come to know anything before the attack? Why did so many jawans get killed? These are the questions of the people not only mine."

The Chief Minister further maintained: "This is actually an intelligence failure. I have spoken to many jawans whom I know. They also said that it was a complete intelligence failure. Why were so many vehicles made to move together," she asked.

Banerjee also demanded stringent action against the terrorists behind Thursday's attack on the jawans.

She also expressed her anguish as to why the Centre was not declaring national mourning for the CRPF jawans and said: "Will mourning take place only when political leaders die?"

"I demand 72 hours mourning for the ultimate sacrifice of the soldiers. At least for national respect. Only one flag is not enough for it," she told reporters at Nabanna after returning from New Delhi.

Terming it to be the 'second biggest' terror attack after Pathankot, Banerjee said: "We do not want to do politics over this incident and that is why we did not say anything. Not only us but all the other parties who belong to the Opposition have not said anything on this. All we said is that we stand by our countrymen."

Banerjee also raised a question on the timing of the inauguration of some railway projects by the Prime Minister on Friday, within 24 hours since the incident occurred. "The Prime Minister inaugurated some railways projects from his residence when the whole country is in grief," she added.

"I express my salute to the jawans who have sacrificed their lives. It is most unfortunate. I have tremendous respect for the jawans who fight for the protection of our country. We are with the bereaved families. Some jawans are missing too. Let us have a very sensitive inquiry to find out who were involved. We must take stringent action against the culprits. We demand strong action," Banerjee asserted.

On the Prime Minister calling a Parliamentary party meeting on Saturday, Banerjee said: "The Lok Sabha sessions are over. I don't understand why they called Parliamentary party meeting when the Lok Sabha is over. Our party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay received a phone call from the PMO stating that such a meeting would take place. Bandyopadhyay will join the Parliamentary party meeting which would hold discussions on several aspects related to the terror attack. One has to find out what was the fault. Why such a major tragedy happened."

The Chief Minister also added that she spoke to the family members of one CPRF jawan who died in the attack.

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