The families of soldiers killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack are demanding an investigation following revelations by former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik that the incident was a “political stunt orchestrated by the government.” Malik claimed that the Modi government’s “incompetence” led to the attack, prompting opposition calls for intelligence failure answers from the Prime Minister. Families are also seeking justice and protection for soldiers. The government and the ruling BJP have yet to respond to Malik’s statements.

Family members of soldiers killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack are calling for an investigation into the incident following former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik’s recent revelations in an interview with The Wire. Malik stated that the Pulwama attack happened due to the Modi government’s incompetence and that lives could have been saved had soldiers been transported in aircraft. Family members are now demanding answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the intelligence failure that led to the fiasco. General (Retired) Shankar Roychowdhury, a former chief of the Indian Army, also said the blame for the soldiers’ deaths lies with the government, including the Prime Minister and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. The Opposition has held several protests and criticized the government, while the ruling BJP and government have yet to respond to Malik’s revelations.