‘Victims deserve justice’: Rahul Gandhi speaks with Amit Shah, CM Abdullah; receives update on Pahalgam attack | India News

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha on Wednesday spoke to Union dwelling minister Amit Shah and took inventory of the state of affairs after the phobia attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, killing at the very least 28 vacationers.
In a social media submit on X, the Congress chief stated that he has additionally spoken to chief minister Omar Abdullah and J&Okay pradesh Congress committee president Tariq Karra over the attack and advocated justice and help for the victims.
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“Spoke with HM Amit Shah, J&K CM Omar Abdullah, and J&K PCC president Tariq Karra about the horrific Pahalgam terror attack. Received an update on the situation. The families of victims deserve justice and our fullest support,” Rahul stated.

The Congress on Tuesday had requested the federal government to take accountability for the phobia attack in Jammu and Kashmir as a substitute of creating “hollow claims” on the state of affairs being regular within the Union Territory, and demanded that an all-party assembly be referred to as to take political events into confidence.
The opposition occasion denounced the phobia attack as a blot on humanity and stated it mustn’t go “unanswered effectively.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Delhi after reducing quick his two-day journey to Saudi Arabia.
The ugly terror attack in Pahalgam is among the largest terror assaults after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
Survivors stated the terrorists, believed to be foreigners numbering round six and wearing Army fatigues, recognized their victims by religion, asking them to inform their names and recite Islamic verses earlier than spraying bullets on them from shut vary.
Gunmen struck round 1:30 p.m. in Baisaran meadow — about 7 km from Pahalgam and reachable both by foot or by horses — as scores of vacationers have been having fun with an everyday afternoon, surrounded by snow-capped peaks and pine forests. Pahalgam’s meadow is a prime sightseeing spot that attracts tons of of holiday makers every day. Heavy safety presence, together with checkpoints and armed patrols, offered a way of safety.