NEW DELHI (TIP): The Congress on March 12 slammed the Modi government over the release of Masarat Alam, saying the way the entire episode unfolded smacked of a “fixed match” between BJP and PDP, coalition partners in the Jammu & Kashmir government.

The party warned that the BJP government at the Centre would be squarely responsible if the situation in the Kashmir valley deteriorated after Alam’s release.

Congress expressed skepticism over the Centre’s observation that J&K will have effective surveillance over the separatist’s activities. It tried to corner the ruling party over the statement of home minister Rajnath Singh in Parliament that the state had conveyed that Alam’s activities were under watch and legal action would be taken if anything adverse was noticed.