New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chaired by an important meeting of the CCS Cabinet Committee to discuss the shocking terror attack in Pahgam in Jammu and Kashmir, which has spent 26 lives, and prepare India’s reaction. Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has already issued a warning that there will be vengeance, which will be appropriate and fast.
Union Minister Amit Shah, who was earlier in Srinagar today, reached the venue after landing in Delhi. Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Dawal, and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar are also attending the meeting.
Yesterday evening, terrorists set fire to Basaron’s meadow – a tourist hotspot on fire near Pahalgam in Kashmir. He asked tourists about his religion and then shot men in the head.
Twenty-six people were killed in the deadliest attack in the Kashmir Valley since the Pulwama strike of -14 states and two foreign nationals of two foreign nationals.
Resistance Morcha (TRF), a terrorist group, seen as a proxy for Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tabiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack, which has sent waves of shock across the country.
Earlier today, the Defense Minister issued a strong warning.
Without the name of Pakistan, he said, “I assure people that the Government of India will take every step which is necessary and appropriate. And we will not only get those who have carried out this incident, we will also reach those who are sitting behind the screen, they have conspired to do such nefarious work on the soil of India.”
PM Modi, who reduced his journey to Saudi Arabia and returned to Delhi this morning, condemned the attack and vowed to book the convict. In an emotional post on X tomorrow evening, Mr. Modi said, “People behind this heinous act will not be spared … Their evil agenda will never succeed. Our resolve to fight terrorism is unwavering …”
Earlier, after two major terrorist attacks in Uri and Pulwama, India had hit back, with a surgical strike and airstrikes on terrorist camps across the Line of Control.
Both PM Modi and Foreign Minister have often referred to India’s response. Shri Jaishankar has said that the government has made it clear that “if you come here and do something here, you can cross the place, you can cross the international border- we will still come and reach you there”.
