Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the entire opposition stands firmly behind the government in its response to the terror incident in Pahalgam that left over two dozen people dead and several injured.
Addressing the media in Srinagar alongside JKPCC President Tariq Hameed Karra and senior Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Gandhi said, “We had a meeting yesterday with the government. The opposition condemned this attack and assured full support for whatever action the government wants to take.”
Gandhi, who arrived in Srinagar today morning, expressed solidarity with the victims and said the intention behind the attack was to divide society. “It is very important that every single Indian stands united. We must defeat what the terrorists are trying to do,” he said.
The Congress leader met one of the injured victims.
“My love and affection to everyone who lost family members. The whole nation is standing together as one,” Gandhi said, adding that targeting innocent people or specific communities in the aftermath of such attacks only helps the agenda of terrorism.
Stressing the need for communal harmony and cautioning against targeting innocent people from Kashmir. “It is sad to see that some people are attacking my brothers and sisters from Kashmir in other parts of the country. We must stand together and defeat terrorism once and for all,” he said—(KNO)
