Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the BJP government in Uttarakhand after a retired Army brigadier was killed allegedly in crossfire between two groups, saying law and order in the state has "completely collapsed".

The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said that under the "irresponsible" leadership of the BJP, Uttarakhand is living under the shadow of violence, murder and fear. "The brutal, broad-daylight murder of Retired Brigadier V.K. Joshi who had stepped out for a morning walk in Dehradun -- clearly demonstrates that law and order in Uttarakhand has completely collapsed," Gandhi said in his post in Hindi on X.