Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday (April 25, 2025) said the idea behind the Pahalgam terror attack was to divide the people of the country and it was imperative that India stood united to defeat terrorism once and for all.
“It is a terrible tragedy and I came here to get a sense of what is going on and to help. The entire people of Jammu and Kashmir have condemned this terrible act. They have fully supported the nation,” Mr. Gandhi told reporters in Srinagar
The Congress leader, who arrived in Srinagar Friday morning, visited the Army’s 92 Base hospital at Badamibagh Cantonment to inquire about the injured.
“I met one of the injured, I could not meet the others because they have gone back. My love and affection to everybody who has lost family members. I want everybody to know that the whole nation stands together as one,” he said.
Referring to an all-party meeting that took place in Delhi on Thursday, Mr. Gandhi asserted that a united opposition condemned the terror attack and is behind the government.
“The idea behind what has happened is to divide society, is to make brother fight brother and it is very important that every single Indian stands united, stands together so that we can defeat what the terrorists were trying to do,” Gandhi said.
The Congress leader also met J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and the two briefed him about what happened.
“I assured them both that I and our party are going to support them,” he said.
On the alleged harassment of Kashmiris elsewhere in the country, Mr. Gandhi said, “It is sad to see that some people are attacking my brothers and sisters from Kashmir … I think it is very important that all of us stand together, stand united and fight this nasty action that has been taken and defeat terrorism once and for all.” The Congress leader earlier met delegations of traders, students leaders, and those related to tourism.
MEETS LG SINHA
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today at Raj Bhavan. He was accompanied by Congress MP KC Venugopal, Congress MLAs Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Tariq Hameed Karra and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Syed Naseer Hussain. The discussions covered various aspects of heinous terror attack in Pahalgam.
The Lieutenant Governor posted on X:
“Met the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP KC Venugopal, Congress MLAs Ghulam Ahmad Mir & Tariq Hameed Karra and RS MP Dr Syed Naseer Hussain at Raj Bhavan. We discussed various aspects related to heinous terror attack in Pahalgam”. |
