After attending the all-party meeting called by the Centre over the Pahalgam terror attack, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi extended his “full support to the government”.
“Everyone condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The opposition has given full support to the government to take any action,” Gandhi told the media after the meeting.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said all parties condemned the dastardly attack and that efforts should be made to maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
“All parties condemned the attack. We said that efforts should be made to maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir,” said Kharge.
The meeting was chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh. Union ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Kiren Rijiju also attended the meeting.
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Security lapses discussed
TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay said the leaders also discussed security lapses.
“Security lapses were discussed. We assured the government that all political parties will stand by the government, whatever decisions they take for the interest of the country,” he said.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh said accountability for the attack needed to be fixed.
“The entire nation is angry, sad, and the nation wants the central government to give a befitting reply to the terrorists in their language. The way they have killed innocent people, their camps should be destroyed, and action should also be taken against Pakistan…This incident took place on 22nd April, and on 20th April, a place without the information of security agencies was opened…The security agencies had no information about it…We have demanded that the accountability needs to be fixed and action should be taken as to why there was a security lapse,” he said.
Kiren Rijiju said the defence minister informed the leaders about the incident and the actions taken by the government.
“This incident is very sad. Due to which everyone in the country is worried, keeping this in mind, the Indian government has also expressed its intention to take more stringent action today,” he added.
Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were gunned down by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday. India on Wednesday imposed punitive measures against Pakistan in response to the attack, including putting in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty.
India today revoked the visas of Pakistani nationals with effect from April 27, and asked them to leave the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday issued a stern warning to the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack, declaring that India will relentlessly pursue every terrorist and their supporters.
With inputs from ANI