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| Rajnath Singh hints at ‘big revenge,’ | | |  New Delhi, Apr 23:
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Hinting at a “big revenge” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that orchestrators of Pahalgam attack will soon see a “loud and clear response.”
Expressing solidarity with the families of Pahalgam terror attack victims, the Defence Minister said, "Yesterday, in Pahalgam, targeting a particular religion, terrorists executed a cowardly act, in which we lost many innocent lives... I want to assure the countrymen that the government will take every necessary step. We will not only reach the perpetrators of this act but also the actors behind the scenes... The accused will soon see a loud and clear response, I want to assure the country."
He said, " We are deeply distressed. I express my condolences to the families who lost their loved ones... I want to repeat India's resolve against terrorism. We have a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism... I want to assure the countrymen that the government will take every necessary step to eliminate terror."
The Defence Minister reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in a nearly two-and-half-hour meeting that was attended by NSA Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
Rajnath Singh also cancelled his 2-day scheduled visit to Ladakh in view of the situation arising out of the terror attack in Pahalgam. Singh was to visit Ladakh on April 25 and 26.
Pertinently, terrorists on Tuesday killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists, at Basiaran, Pahalgam in South Kashmir on Tuesday.
The attack triggered widespread outrage within the country and abroad. |
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