Pahalgam attack: Opposition ‘full support to govt to take any action’, discusses security lapses
The central government on Thursday admitted that there was a security lapse in the Pahalgam attack. After the all-party meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that IB and Home Ministry officials informed the opposition leaders about the security lapse in the meeting.
During this, the opposition said that they are with the government.
Opposition MPs demanded the destruction of terrorist camps. Said that the government should take strict steps against terrorism. After the all-party meeting, Rahul Gandhi said that the government has full support on every action. The all-party meeting lasted for two hours.
In the meeting, two minutes of silence was observed for the peace, who lost their life in this attack.
On April 22, terrorists killed 26 tourists in Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam. One of them was a Nepali citizen. More than 10 people were injured.
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Major updates of the day on the Pahalgam attack
Rahul Gandhi will go to Anantnag in Kashmir on Friday, there he will meet the people injured in the attack,
India tested the missile from INS Surat warship on Thursday afternoon. The testing was successful. The surface-to-sea attack was successfully tested.
The Air Force has started war exercises. It has been named Aakram. Two Rafale squadrons from Ambala (Haryana) and Hashimara (West Bengal) will participate in it.
The Ministry of External Affairs called the ambassadors of many countries including Germany and Japan. Informed about the Pahalgam attack in the meeting.
Russian media Russia Today (RT) has claimed that India is going to do something big in view of the current situation.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met President Draupadi Murmu and informed her about the Pahalgam attack.
After the announcement of closing the Attari border by the Government of India, Pakistani citizens who came to India with visas started returning from the Attari check post in Punjab.
Central government has banned the X handle of the Government of Pakistan in India.
The US State Department has issued an advisory advising its citizens not to visit Jammu and Kashmir.
Shopkeepers in Srinagar hoisted black flags in protest against the Pahalgam attack.
Kharge said - We are united on this issue
Mallikarjun Kharge said that people from all parties had come to today's all-party meeting. We said that the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was necessary in this meeting, because he will take the final decision. The ministers said that we will tell the PM about today's meeting. We said that telling is one thing, listening to the people yourself and taking a decision is another thing.
#WATCH | Delhi: After attending the all-party meeting convened by the central government, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says, "It is very important for PM Modi to be present in such an important meeting because the decision taken by PM Modi is final... How did the… pic.twitter.com/NemPBdzXDN
— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2025
We said that there is three-tier security there, then how did the security lapse happen? One thousand people had reached there.
This is a security failure and negligence of intelligence. There was a terrorist attack, the government had to take swift and quick action, which was not taken. All the leaders together said that whatever decision the government takes in the interest of the country, we are with it. We are all united on this issue.
Leaders of all parties said - We are with every decision of the government
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said after the meeting that the all-party meeting went well. All the leaders said in one voice that we are with the decision of CCS (Cabinet Committee on Security). All the leaders talked about supporting the decisions taken by the government in future.
#WATCH | Delhi: After the all-party meeting, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju says, "The meeting went very well, and in fact, all the political leaders unanimously supported the action taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) with regard to Pakistan. The Government made it… pic.twitter.com/6zdywpSoct
— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2025
Summary
Rijiju told that we made it clear that the government's policy regarding terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is of zero tolerance. Leaders of all parties have talked about supporting the decisions taken by the government now and in the future.
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