New Delhi [India], April 25 (HBTV): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday departed for Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22.
On Thursday, the Central government convened an all-party meeting to assess the security situation and formulate a unified response to the attack.
Speaking after the meeting, Rahul Gandhi said, ‘Everyone condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The opposition has given full support to the government in taking any action.’
Gandhi, who was on an official visit to the United States, cut his trip short and returned to New Delhi early Thursday morning.
Terrorists attacked tourists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on April 22, killing 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen, while several others were injured.
In response to the attack, the Indian government has taken a series of strong countermeasures against Pakistan for its alleged support of cross-border terrorism.
During a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, the government decided to hold the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably ends its support for cross-border terrorism. India also ordered the closure of the Integrated Check Post at Attari.
Additionally, the Indian government declared officials of the Pakistani High Commission as persona non grata, ordering them to leave India within a week. Visas issued under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) were cancelled, and Pakistani nationals were directed to leave the country within 48 hours.
Meanwhile, families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack mourned the loss of their loved ones and urged the government to take decisive action against those responsible for the attack.
The Indian Army remains on high alert, launching extensive search operations to locate and neutralise the terrorists involved in the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed.
(ANI)